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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 42-MAR. 30, 1949 Ante, p. 18. Ante, p. 18. Ante, p. 25; supra. Restriction on re- establishment of max- imum rents. Termination of Fed- eral rent control by State. "State." Public announce- ment of decontrol. "State. " title, the Housing Expediter, if such recommendation is appropriately substantiated, shall by regulation or order reestablish maximum rents for any or all such housing accommodations in such area or portion thereof. For the purposes of this paragraph the term 'defense-rental area' has the meaning assigned to such term in paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(3) Any local advisory board may recommend to the Housing Expediter that he exercise the authority granted to him by para- graph (4) of this subsection to reestablish maximum rents for any or all housing accommodations, within the defense-rental area over which such board has jurisdiction, which are decontrolled on or after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Rent Act of 1949, by administrative action taken under this title. "(4) The Housing Expediter, upon recommendation of a local advisory board or upon his own initiative, whenever in his judgment such action is necessary or proper in order to effectuate the purposes of this title, may by regulation or order reestablish maximum rents for any or all controlled housing accommodations, in any defense- rental area, which are decontrolled on or after the date of the enact- ment of the Housing and Rent Act of 1949, by administrative action taken under this title. "(5) In the case of housing accommodations for which a maximum rent is reestablished pursuant to paragraph (2) or (4) of this sub- section, the maximum rent shall be the maximum rent last in effect for such housing accommodations under Federal rent control, plus or minus applicable adjustments; or, if no maximum rent was ever in effect for such housing accommodations, the maximum rent shall be the rent generally prevailing for comparable controlled housing accommodations within such area, plus or minus applicable adjust- ments. "(6) No maximum rents shall be established or reestablished under this subsection for any housing accommodations (A) in the case of which maximum rents have been heretofore or are hereafter removed as the result of approval by the Emergency Court of Appeals of a recommendation of a local advisory board or as the result of approval by such court of a decision of the Housing Expediter, or (B) in any State, city, town, village, or locality in which rent controls under this title have been terminated pursuant to section 204 (j). "(j) (1) Whenever the governor of any State advises the Housing Expediter that the legislature of such State has adequately provided for the establishment and maintenance of maximum rents, or has specifically expressed its intent that State rent control shall be in lieu of Federal rent control, with respect to housing accommodations within defense-rental areas in such State and of the date on which such State rent control will become effective, the Housing Expediter shall immediately make public announcement to the effect that he has been so advised. At the same time all rent controls under this Act, as amended, with respect to housing accommodations within such State shall be terminated as of the date on which State rent control is to become effective. As used in this subsection, the term 'State' means any State, Territory, or possession of the United States. "(2) If any State by law declares that Federal rent control is no longer necessary in such State or any part thereof and notifies the Housing Expediter of that fact, the Housing Expediter shall immedi- ately make public announcement to the effect that he has been so advised. At the same time all rent controls under this Act, as amended, with respect to housing accommodations within such State or part thereof shall be terminated on the fifteenth day after receipt of such advice. As used in this subsection, the term 'State' means any State, Territory, or possession of the United States. 26 [63 STAT.

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