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 550 SIXTY-SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. H. C11. 197. 1922. gngll be pgigtipto the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the ' trict 0 um ia. " (c) The commission may compromise any case arising under this section instead of commencing an action in respect thereto, or may compromise such case after an action in respect thereto has been B*°°““°"°‘“°‘- commenced. Whenever any such case is compromised there shall be gaced on Ele in the omce of the commission a written opinion of e commission or its attorney stating the reasons for such comprplngiie, tha atpiount of th; excess relpgzu or chairge for wléich the phwpler 1s'a can eamount ereofact ypai maccor ancewi e terms of the compromise. ” ,,,Y°L“·P·i’"“·“"“""‘ Sec. 13. That section 113 of the Food Control and the District of Colombia Rents Act is amended to read as follows: "S1:·.c. 113. (a) If m any proceeding before the commission, ¤l;r&¤;t¤;_¤=¤r witbdnw- by complaint or on the commission's own initiative, and involvmj any lease or other contract for the use or occupancy of any rent property or apartment, the commission finds that at any time after the passage of this Act, but during the tenancy, the owner has, directly or indirect], willfully withdrawn from the tenant any service agreed or     by a determination of the commission to be furnished, or bgmmit, neglect, or oiiplission contig? to such (lease or contract or to aw or any or ance or r ation ma e in phursuance ogmlgwé or of a deteémination of this commission expossld etenant cyorin' ytoanyuns eorinsanitarycon'- 0 { tion, or imposed utgon   any bnirden, loss, or unusual inconvenience mm,D°°',_'“*"“‘” m connection wi his use or occupancy of such rental property or apartment, the commission shall determme the sum which m its Bun"! to km judgmenlt  fairllly and recalponablydplompempw or iieimburse dzlhe umm, tenant there or. any su procee g mvoving a ease or o er contract, m which the term specified had not expired at the time the proceeding was begun, the commission shall likewise determine the amount or value o anly bonus or other consideration in excess of the rental named in such ease or contract received at any time directly by mmm giilindtirectlty by the owner in connection with such lease or contract. _e_ nan may recover any_ amonmt so deternimed by the comt mr wm mnssgpp 12]) an action m the   court of tpeiggsmct og Ciolumlpia. hm I: person w o, e passage 0 amen a ory c Elvlcgirnrzr. willfully fads to furnish the tenants of any rentalprpiperty or apart; ment such service (1) as has ordinarily been finnish the tenant of such rental property or apartment plrnor to such failure, or (2) as is required ext er expressly or implie y to be furnished by the lease or other contract or the use or occupancy of the rental propprty or apartment, or any_ extension thereof y operation of law, sha, upon convupion, lie pumslgled by a fine not exgeeguii $1,000 or by imprisonment or no more an one year or y o ." _,Y°'-**·¤¤"°·*¤¤¤¤<*· Sec. 14. That section 116 of the Food Control and the District of t [ Colngmbia gengsn Act is amerilded tcil read as follows: . `, 0* ¢¤- " nc. . y rson w o wit intent to avoid the ovis'ons mm: '°t°' of this title enters ihlto any agreement or arrangement forplthe pay- pient of Spy boigis pp ottlger consideration in ponnection with any _ ease oro er con ac or e use or occupancyo anyr ntal rt ,.,iLf"'},¥,,{l°.f,lZ,l,‘{§‘,,{ gr apartment, or whouparticipates fin  fictitiousesale l)>lrOldBthe· "°¥’“°’· evice or arrangement e purpose o w 'c is to grant or obtain th use_ or_ occupancy of any rental property or apart1nent_ without 2El?’f.f$r‘3ici§‘§}.‘ .l’?‘Zh‘2'c‘3°mm°“”iSS“'*°’ “i$.ii° "’°"“‘°”* zi ““£ °‘“° T3 _ 1ons_unconv1coneumse Elycaygnap 1:)<;t§;  $1,000, or by imprlgonment for not eiiceeding “LV°L“·P·*”·°m°°d· Sec. 15._ That section 117 of the Food Control and the District of Columbia Rents Act is amended to read as follows: