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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SE,SS. -CH. 42 -MAR. 30, 1949 or their families total less than thirty days in any first or original sale as required by paragraph (1) of this subsection; and "(4) no housing accommodations designed for occupancy by other than transients, the construction or conversion of which is completed after June 30, 1947, shall be offered for rent or rerent, or rented or rerented, to any person at a price less than the price for which it had been last offered for rent to veterans of World War II or their families for at least seven days: Provided,however, That in no event shall the public offering period to veterans of World War II or their families total less than thirty days in any first or original renting as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(b) As used in this section- "(1) the term 'person' shall include an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other organized group of persons, or a representative of any of the foregoing. "(2) the term 'housing accommodations' shall include, with- out limitation, any building, structure, or part thereof, or land appurtenant thereto, or any real or personal property, designed, constructed, or converted for dwelling or residential purposes, together with all privileges, services or facilities in connection therewith; industrially made or prefabricated houses, sections, panels, or their aggregate as a 'package', designed or constructed for dwelling or residential purposes; and a certificate, deposit, membership, stock interest, or undivided interest in real estate, under a cooperative mutual ownership or similar plan, which carries with it the right of occupancy of individual dwelling units. "(c) The Housing Expediter is authorized to issue regulations and orders prescribing the manner in which such housing accommodations shall be publicly offered in good faith for sale or rent to veterans of World War II or their families and such other regulations or orders as he may deem necessary in the public interest to effectuate the provi- sions of this section. The Housing Expediter is further authorized to grant such exceptions to the provisions of this section for hardship cases as he may deem appropriate. "(d) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment. "(e) This section shall cease to be in effect at the close of June 30, 1950, or upon the date that the President proclaims that the protection to veterans of World War II or their families provided by this section is no longer needed, whichever date is the earlier, except that as to offenses committed, or rights or liabilities incurred, prior to such termi- nation date, the provisions of this title and regulations and orders issued thereunder shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper suit, action, or prosecution with respect to any such right, liability, or offense." TITLE II-MAXIMUM RENTS SEC. 201. (a) Section 202 (c) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, is amended by striking out paragraph (1) thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) (A) those housing accommodations, in any establishment which is located in a city of less than two million five hundred thousand population according to the 1940 decennial census and which is com- monly known as a hotel in the community in which it is located, which are occupied by persons who are provided customary hotel services 19 "Person." "Housing accommo- dations. " Regulations and orders. Penalty. Termination of sec- tion. 61 Stat. 197. 50 U. S. C., Supp. II, app. § 1892 (c) (1).

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