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PUBLIC LAW 6»—JUNE 30, 1951

[65 STAT.

provided by this subsection during the pendency of such adjustment petition shall exceed the maximum-rent ceiling as finally disposed of by the Administrator or his office, any tenant having paid such excess or any part thereof shall be entitled to a refund to the extent of such payment, but the landlord shall not be liable for any penalties under the provisions of this Act. ((PROHIBmONS "SEC. 6. (a) I t shall be unlawful, regardless of &nj agreement, lease, or other obligation heretofore or hereafter entered into, for any person to demand or receive any rent in excess of the maximum-rent ceiling, or refuse to supply any service required by the minimumservice standards, or otherwise to do or omit to do any act in violation of any provision of this Act or of any regulation, order, or other requirement thereunder, or to offer or agree to do any of the foregoing. . of "(b) No action or proceeding to recover possession of housing Recovery.. possesm^ations.^"*^*"**™ accommodatious shall be maintainable by any landlord against any tenant, notwithstanding that the tenant has no lease or that his lease has expired, so long as the tenant continues to pay the rent to which the landlord is entitled, unless— Violations by ten"(1) The tenant is (A) violating an obligation of his tenancy ant. (other than an obligation to pay rent higher than rent permitted under this Act or any regulation or order thereunder applicable to the housing accommodations involved or an obligation to surrender possession of such accommodations) or (B) is committing a nuisance or using the housing accommodations for an immoral or illegal purpose or for other than living or dwelling purposes; or Landlord's occu"(2) The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of pancy. the property for his immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling: Provided, That in the case of housing accommodations in a structure or premises owned or leased by a cooperative corporation or association no such action or proceeding under this paragraph or paragraph (3) of this section shall be maintained unless the landlord is a bona fide owner of stock in, or member of, such cooperative corporation or association and has actually paid in in cash at least 20 per centum of the full purchase price of the stock, proprietary lease, or other evidence of ownership entitling the landlord to possession of such housing accommodations, or was, immediately prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act, entitled to recover possession. "(3) The landlord has in good faith contracted in writing to Contract of sale. sell the property for immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling by the purchaser and that the contract of sale contains a representation by the purchaser that the property is being purchased by him for such immediate and personal use and occupancy; or Altnstions, etc. "(4) The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession for the immediate purpose of substantially altering, remodeling, or demolishing the property and replacing it with new construction, the plans for which altered, remodeled, or new construction having been filed with, and approved by, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia; or Disoontinuanoe of "(5) The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession bousing use. for the immediate purpose of discontinuing the housing use and occupancy for a continuous period of not less than six months.

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