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PUBLIC LAW 63—JUNE 30, 1951

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upward adjustments heretofore authorized by General Orders 12 and 13 of the Administrator; and (B) for housing accommodations not rented on January 1, 1941, or within the year ending on that date, so that the maximum-rent ceiling shall be increased by 2 per centum per year for each calendar year ending after rent schedules for such housing accommodations were first filed in the office of the Administrator, for the calendar years 1941 to 1950, inclusive, to the extent applicable, plus the upward adjustments heretofore authorized by General Orders 12 and 13 of the Administrator. "GENERAL AND SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS

"SEC. 3. (a) Whenever in the judgment of the Administrator a general increase or decrease since January 1, 1951, in taxes or other maintenance or operating costs or expenses has occurred or is about to occur in such manner and amount as substantially to affect the maintenance and operation of housing accommodations generally or of any particular class of housing accommodations, he may by regulation or order increase or decrease the maximum-rent ceiling or minimum-service standard, or both, for such accommodations or class thereof in such manner or amount as will in his judgment compensate, in whole or in part, for such general increase or decrease. Thereupon such adjusted ceiling or standard shall be the maximumrent ceiling or minimum-service standard for the housing accommodations subject thereto. "(b) Upon a showing by any landlord of good cause in the judgment of the Administrator that the maximum-rent ceiling on any housing accommodation is substantially lower than the maximum-rent ceiling for comparable housing accommodations located within the same building or group of buildings operated by the same landlord as a single operation, the Administrator may, by special order under this section, adjust such lower ceiling so as to equalize the same with such higher ceiling, and thereupon such adjusted ceilings shall be the maximum-rent ceilings for the housing accommodations subject to such special order. "(c) Upon the showing by any landlord to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the maximum-rent ceilings, on any comparable housing accommodations located within the same building or group of buildings operated by the same landlord as a single operation, will vary in amount due to the effect of General Orders 12 and 13 or similar general orders, the Administrator may, by special order under this section, adjust any or all of such ceilings so as to equalize the same, and thereupon such adjusted ceilings shall be the maximum-rent ceilings for the housing accommodations subject to such special order. u PETITION FOR ADJUSTMENT

Peculiar oircum"SEC. 4. (a) Any landlord or tenant may petition the Administrator to adjust the maximum-rent ceiling applicable to his housing accommodations on the ground that such maximum-rent ceiling is, due to peculiar circumstances affecting such housing accommodations, substantially higher or lower than the rent generally prevailing for comparable housing accommodations; whereupon the Administrator may by order adjust such maximum-rent ceiling to provide the rent generally prevailing for comparable housing accommodations as determined by the Administrator.

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