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a sree remartor Sto eee ee THEW JOKER’ LEASE “TIGHTENS GRIP OF | "GREEDY LANDLORD 1 —————————————— SN Requires Surety Bond and if Tenant Won’t Pay Extor- tion, Surety Must. Municipal Court Justice Robituek of the Bronx issued a warning to-day to tenants to guard themselves| — against a new form of leaso which is being distributed by some landlords. Tt is so cleverly drawn that the of- fensive clause looks like a simple and unimportant portion of the docu- ment, But, carefully studied, it proves @ skilful legal invention, the Justice says. “This lease,” said Justice Robitzek | te an Evening World reporter to-day, “ts known as form No. 226, and ten- ants should be warned against it and heed the warning. This form con- @ clause requiring a bond with @ surety of twice the annua) rental payable to the landlord no matter ‘what the dispute that might arise be- tween tenant and landlord “Scores of these leases have al- ready made their appearance in the Bronx. I understand they have been adopted by many landlords and real estate boards. “The joker is contained in the last paragraph. It provides for the pay- ment of @ consideration under which the bond is executed by a surety company. Some friend or relative of the tenant must indemnify the surety ‘waive ali rights that he may have as to the reasonableness or unreason- @ileness of the rent.” Under the rent relief laws the ten- Justi favor of the tenant. in that event landiord would get the reduced jount from the tenant, but he could collect the difference from the per- indemnifies BREE |CHINAMAN CLEARED | ON GIRLS’ CHARGES Laundryman, Nearly Lynohed, Was Going to Take Ohild-Tor- mentor to Its Mother. Tut Lee, a Chinese laundryman at No, 182 East 1234 Street, who was mobbed In his place of business Mon- day and would probably have been beaten to death but for the interven- tion of two detectives, was arraigned before Magistrate Schwab in Harlem Police Court to-day on a charge of disorderly conduct. The ortginal charge made when Tut Lee was ar- rested by the detectives was an at- tempt to assault two little girls, Anna the bond. By the provisions this joker the landlord @onld also collect from the person making the bond the costs of defend- ing the tenants’ fight to reduce rents, ‘That would come under the head of ‘damages ing from the non-per- formance of the covenants.'" ‘The new fores are the output of a t we pPuibti: Grand Gtreet law book isher, ‘They have had a fenerous distribu- tion in the Bronx and it is under- stood have also been widely circu- lated in other boroughs. tonne Saou ai Girl Dies on Way to School. ‘Biss Rydberg of No. 3304 Rochambeau Avenue, the Bronx, died of heart dis- of comfort with __THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921. Burkhardt, thirteen, and Burke; twelve, of No, 2021 Lexing- ton Avenue. Evidence heard to-dey ehowed Tut Lee had a good reputation in the neighborhood, but waa frequently an- noyed by obiidren. On Monday morn- | 4 ing o crowd of boys and girls gathered outside his laundry screamed at bim, threw petbles and dirt }him to lose his temper. 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