Report of the Rent Commission of the District of Columbia to the President of the United States of America: May 22, 1925U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 - 96 sider |
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Side 5
... determining the housing shortage of the city , but the number of vacant dwellings with reasonable rentals that are fit for human occupancy and are located in areas convenient , in point of time , to places of em- ployment . There may be ...
... determining the housing shortage of the city , but the number of vacant dwellings with reasonable rentals that are fit for human occupancy and are located in areas convenient , in point of time , to places of em- ployment . There may be ...
Side 6
... determine fair and reasonable rentals as in the District of Columbia . In New York the legal procedure is about as follows : The tenant declines to pay the increased rent ; the landlord either tries to oust him for nonpayment of rent or ...
... determine fair and reasonable rentals as in the District of Columbia . In New York the legal procedure is about as follows : The tenant declines to pay the increased rent ; the landlord either tries to oust him for nonpayment of rent or ...
Side 12
... determined . It has been variously estimated under normal conditions in the past as ranging from 5 per cent upward . * * * In 1916 the percentage of vacancies in New York City was 5.60 . Vacancies in 1916 , immediately prior to our ...
... determined . It has been variously estimated under normal conditions in the past as ranging from 5 per cent upward . * * * In 1916 the percentage of vacancies in New York City was 5.60 . Vacancies in 1916 , immediately prior to our ...
Side 15
... commission was em- powered to fix and determine fair and reasonable rates and rentals of dwellings , apartments ... determination of the commission was made retroactive to the date of filing the complaint and provided for refunding ...
... commission was em- powered to fix and determine fair and reasonable rates and rentals of dwellings , apartments ... determination of the commission was made retroactive to the date of filing the complaint and provided for refunding ...
Side 16
... commission's determination ; otherwise the determination became final , but the law provided that such determination should " not be modified or set aside by the court except for error of law . " An appeal from the commission's ...
... commission's determination ; otherwise the determination became final , but the law provided that such determination should " not be modified or set aside by the court except for error of law . " An appeal from the commission's ...
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Side 72 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use; but, so long as he maintains the use,...
Side 61 - If either party shall apply to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for...
Side 59 - A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the commission.
Side 15 - An Act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel...
Side 53 - ... the commission shall have power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all such documentary evidence relating to any matter under investigation.
Side 72 - To say that a business is clothed with a public interest is not to import that the public may take over its entire management and run it at the expense of the owner. The extent to which regulation may reasonably go varies with different kinds of business.
Side 92 - Every possible presumption is in favor of the validity of a statute, and this continues until the contrary is shown beyond a rational doubt. One branch of the government cannot encroach on the domain of another without danger. The safety of our institutions depends in no small degree on a strict observance of this salutary rule.
Side 53 - Commissioners, or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the chairman of the Commission.
Side 61 - Code. (2) If the petitioner applies to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the proceeding before the...
Side 51 - That by reason of the existence of a state of war, it is essential to the national security and defense, for the successful prosecution of the war, and for the support and maintenance of the Army and Navy...