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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CH. 553 -DEC. 2, 1941 (b) For housing accommodations not rented on January 1, 1941, Not rented on Jan. 1, 1941, but within but which had been rented within the year ending on that date, the preceding year. rent and service to which the landlord and tenant were last entitled within such year. (c) For housing accommodations not rented on January 1, 1941, Not rented on Jan. 1, 1941, nor within nor within the year ending on that date, the rent and service generally preceding year. prevailing for comparable housing accommodations as determined by the Administrator. (2) On and after the thirtieth day following the enactment of this Posting rates in Act, the landlord or other person in charge of and conducting any hotel in the District of Columbia shall post in a conspicuous place in each room thereof used for living or dwelling purposes, a card or sign plainly stating the rental rate per day of such room, and a copy Filing copy with of such rates for each room shall be filed with the Admini strator. Subject to such adjustment as the Administrator may determine to be necessary in order that said rates shall conform to the standard set forth in this section and to such adjustment as may be made pur- suant to sections 3 and 4, said rates when posted and filed with the Administrator, shall constitute the maximum-rent ceiling for the housing accommodations specified: Provided,That the transient rates Lmiitaon on tran- so posted shall not exceed the established or standard rate charged sient rates; exception. by the landlord as of January 1, 1941, except that after written notice by the landlord to the Administrator such landlord may make such addition or deduction to or from such rate as will compensate for (1) a substantial change since January 1, 1941, in maintenance or oper- ating costs or expenses, or (2) a substantial capital improvement or alteration made since January 1, 1941, and such addition or deduction shall be subject to review by the Administrator, and he may by order adjust such maximum-rent ceiling to provide the rental rate generally prevailing for comparable housing accommodations as determined by the Administrator. Posted rates shall conform to the following: (a) In the case of apartment units, the rental rate shall be that Apartment units. which the landlord was entitled to receive on January 1, 1941, except in those instances where it is shown that a special rate less than the established or standard rate charged by the landlord as of January 1, 1941, was being charged, a rate may be posted at such established or standard rate: Provided, That the rate being charged the current P or"o. occupant shall not be increased. (b) Where apartment units are changed from furnished to unfur- 'hang,' fron fur-i nished, or vice versa, the rate shall be that charged by the landlord unit, ete. for comparable housing accommodations on January 1, 1941: Pro- Proieo. vided, That no such chance may be made without the consent of the current occupant, if there be one. (c) Where housing accommodations are changed from permanent iP"rmnent to t to transient use, the rate shall not exceed that posted for comparable accommodations. (d) In the case of a hotel not in operation January 1, 1941, the atolno t in,oper- rental rates posted shall be the rates generally prevailing for compa- rable housing accommodations. (e) For the purposes of this section, the term "hotel" means an " HoteL. establishment operating under a hotel license and having in excess of fifty rooms used predominately for transient occupancy, that is, for living quarters for nonresidents upon a short-time basis. SEC. 3 . GENERAL ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM RENT CEILINGs. -When- ever in the judgment of the Administrator a general increase or decrease since January 1, 1941, in taxes or other maintenance or operat- ing costs or expenses has occurred or is about to occur in such manner and amount as substantially to affect the maintenance and operation 789

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