[Guide to the Rent Regulation for Housing]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

OPA Form D-300
GUIDE TO TtTE RENT REGULATION FÖft>
HOUSING
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D. C.
October 15, 1943
FOREWORD
The Emergency Price Control Act directs the Administrator to stabilize living costs. Rent is second ohly to food in its importance as an element in the cost of living. Rent Regulations issued by the Office of Price Administration are now in effect in this area. They cover every kind and type of accommodations rented for living purposes. This means that maximum rents have been established for every house, apartment, furnished room, hotel room, tourist court, and trailer.
This Guide is for the Rent Regulation for Housing, which covers houses, apartments, and all other similar rental units. A separate regulation has been issued for hotels and rooming houses, including boarding houses, dormitories, auto camps, trailers, residence clubs, tourist homes and cabins, and all other establishments of similar nature.
A landlord who rents a furnished room or rooms within his private residence to one or two paying tenants is under the Housing Regulation; but if he rents to more than two paying tenants, the rooms are subject to the Hotel and Rooming House Regulation. The number of paying tenants is not the same as the number of occupants. For example, a family of husband, wife, and child would ordinarily be only one paying tenant.
This Guide does not attempt to cover in detail all possible cases which may arise under the Rent Regulation for Housing. It does state the general principles and provides an answer to the most common questions. Complicated and unusual situations should be referred to the Rent Director or his representative for interpretation.
A number of the terms frequently used in the Regulations and in this Guide need explanation:
(1)	Maximum rent means the highest rent a landlord may legally charge a tenant. It is usually the amount which the landlord charged on a particular date in the past.
(2)	Maximum rent date means the date selected by the Office of Price Administration as a base date for rent control in a particular defense-rental area. Different maximum rent dates have been used for different areas throughout the country, depending upon when defense activities first caused a housing shortage in the particular community.
(3)	Date determining the maximum rent.—The general rule is that the maximum rent for houses, apartments, and similar dwellings is determined by the rent charged on the maximum rent date. Dwellings not rented on the maximum rent date have their maximum rent determined either by (a) the rent on the date of the last renting within the 2 preceding months or (b) if not rented during that period, by the rent on the date of the first renting after the maximum rent date. The same date which determines the maximum rent fixes the minimum services which the landlord must provide with the dwelling.
(4)	Effective date of the Regulation is the date Federal Rent Control was established in a particular area. The effective dates for the various defense rental areas are listed in the Rent Regulation.
(5)	Rent includes cash, services, goods, or a bonus which the tenant pays to the landlord in return for his right to occupy the dwelling.
The provisions of the Rent Regulation for Housing are outlined in ten main sections:
1.	Scope of Regulation:
Exemptions from control.
2.	Rules for fixing maximum rents.
3.	Prohibition against higher than maximum rents:
Waiver by tenant void.
Effect on leases.
Lease with option to buy.
Conversion of fuel oil heating units.
Treble damages by tenant.
4.	Adjustments in maximum rent:
Increases in rent.
Decreases in rent.
Determination of unknown rent.
Interim orders.
Filing landlords’ petitions and tenants’ applications.
Application for review.
Protests against orders.
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5.	Fixing minimum services:
Decreases in services.
6.	Registration of all dwellings:
Receipt for rent.
Notice of change in tenancy.
7.	Evictions:
Certificate of eviction.
Occupancy by purchaser.
- Exceptions from eviction control.
8.	Penalties for violation.
9.	Inspection by Office of Price Administration.
10.	Procedures for protest and amendment of the regulation.
HOUSING REGULATION
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF REGULATION
Dwellings covered by Regulation.
The Housing Regulation applies to all rental units except those specifically exempted under one of the following six headings:
(1)	Farming tenants:
Dwellings located on a farm, but only if the tenant is engaged in farming the land either personally or through other persons. Where the tenant does not work the farm, the dwelling he occupies is under rent control.
(2)	Service employees:
Dwellings or rooms furnished as a part of their wages to domestic servants, caretakers, managers, or similar employees performing services in connection with the housing. A dwelling rented at a reduced rent to a tenant who also performs services does not come within this exemption.
(3)	Rooms in hotels and rooming houses:
Rooms or other accommodations which are subject to the Hotel and Rooming House Regulation.
(4)	Underlying leases where the tenant rents out more than 25 rooms:
A rental to a tenant who sublets more than 25 rooms is ordinarily exempt. However, if the lease was made between the maximum rent date and the effective date of the Regulation and the tenant cannot cancel the lease, it is subject to control until the lease expires.
(5)	Rental to National Housing Agency:
Rentals by the owner to the National Housing Agency are exempt but the dwellings which the National Housing Agency rents to tenants are subject to control.
(6)	Commercial property:
Property rented exclusively or predominantly for commercial purposes is exempt. If combined commercial space and living quarters can be rented separately, the total rent must be divided by the landlord into the amount for the commercial space and the amount for the dwelling. Only the rent for the dwelling is subject to regulation. The tenant may remain in possession of the dwelling without continuing to rent the commercial space. Where the commercial space and the living quarters cannot be rented separately, the entire rent is subject to control unless the commercial space is larger than the dwelling or though smaller, has a greater rental value.
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SECTION 2. RULES FOR FIXING MAXIMUM RENTS
Rule 1. For dwellings rented on the maximum rent date, the rent charged on that date is the maximum rent.
Rule 2. For dwellings not rented on the maximum rent date, but rented at any time during the two preceding months, the last rent charged during that period is the maximum rent.
The Rent Director does not have the power to decrease or increase a rent established under Rule 1 or Rule 2 on the ground that the rent is higher or lower than the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date.
Rule 3. For dwellings not rented on the maximum rent date nor at any time during the 2 preceding months, the first rent charged after the maximum rent date is the maximum rent.
Rule 4. For dwellings newly constructed without a Government priority order and for new dwellings resulting from conversion (a change in the number of dwelling units within the building) the first rent charged after construction or conversion is the maximum rent.
Rule 5. For dwellings either (1) changed from unfurnished to fully furnished or from fully furnished to unfurnished between the maximum rent date and the effective date of the Regulation, or (2) substantially changed by a major capital improvement as distinguished from ordinary repair, replacement and maintenance between those dates, the first rent charged after the change is the maximum rent.
Rule 6. For dwellings changed from unfurnished to fully furnished after July 1, 1943, the first rent charged after the change is the maximum rent for the furnished dwelling.
Rule 7. For dwellings owned and constructed by the United States, or by a State or municipal government, the maximum rent is the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date. The Government agency may increase its current rents up to the level of comparable rents on that date.
The Rent Director has the power to review rents established under Rules 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, and may order a decrease if he finds that, these rents are higher than the rents generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date. In cases involving construction, consideration will be given to any increased costs of construction since that date.
Rule 8. Ho using constructed with Government priority order.—For dwellings constructed with Government priority orders, the maximum rent is the lower of either (1) the rent approved by the Agency which granted the priority or (2) the rent on the maximum rent date (or if the dwelling was not rented on that date, the first rent after the maximum rent date). This rule is limited to new construction and does not apply to dwellings converted with priority orders, even though the agency granting the priority approved the landlord’s proposed rental charges.
Rule 9. Dwellings subject to national rent schedule of War and Navy Departments.—For dwellings subject to the national rent schedules of the War and Navy Departments, the rent established by the national schedules is the maximum rent. This rule does not apply to privately owned dwellings rented to military personnel.
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SECTION 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST HIGHER THAN MAXIMUM RENTS
Regardless of any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the effective date of the Regulation, the landlord cannot charge more than the maximum rent. The Regulation does not prevent the landlord from charging less than the maximum rent.
Waiver by tenant void.
A tenant cannot, even if he wants to, agree to give up any of the benefits of the Regulation. Any agreement by the tenant to do so is void.
Leases and other rental agreements.
The provisions of a lease or other rental agreement which are not contrary to the Regulations remain in effect.
Lease with option to buy.
A lease granting the tenant an option to purchase, made after the effective date of the Regulation (or after October 20, 1942, in areas where the Regulations were in effect before that date) cannot require payments by the tenant, including down payments, higher than the maximum rent.
Conversion of fuel-oil heating units.
Because of the fuel-oil shortage the landlord and tenant of a dwelling heated by fuel oil may enter into an agreement for the tenant to pay part or all of the cost of conversion from oil to some other fuel. Before making the agreement, the landlord must report the proposed terms in writing to the Rent Director. If the Rent Director approves, or if he does not disapprove within 5 days, thé landlord may thereafter collect the extra amounts called for by the agreement.
Treble damages by tenant.
The Emergency Price Control Act provides that a tenant who has been charged more than the maximum rent may sue his landlord for three times the amount of the overcharge or for $50 for each separate overcharge, whichever amount is the greater. In addition, the tenant may recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as fixed by the court.
SECTION 4.	ADJUSTMENTS OF MAXIMUM RENT
The maximum rents fixed by Section 2 may be increased or decreased only by an order of the Rent Director.
Increases in rent
In order to obtain an increase in the maximum rent, a landlord must file a petition. He may not charge a higher rent until his petition has been granted by the Rent Director. The landlord may charge the increased rent only from the date of the Rent Director’s order. An increase may be granted the landlord only on the following grounds :
Rule 1. The dwelling was substantially changed by a major capital improvement made after the effective date of the Regulation. Ordinary repair, replacement, and maintenance are not considered a major capital improvement. A complete rehabilitation, a structural betterment, or an addition which would substantially increase rental value in a normal market
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may be ground for adjustment. The Rent Director may order an increase in the rent by an amount equal to the additional rental value which ordinarily resulted from such improvement on the maximum rent date.
Rule 2. The dwelling was substantially changed by a major capital improvement made before the maximum rent date. A lease or other rental agreement in effect when the major capital improvement was made prevented the landlord from increasing the rent until after the maximum rent date. The Rent Director may order an increase in the rent by an amount equal to the additional rental value which ordinarily resulted from such improvement on the maximum rent date.
Rule 3. The services, including furniture, furnishings, or equipment provided by the landlord are substantially more than the minimum required by the Regulation. Services may not be increased except with the consent of the tenant or while the dwelling is vacant. The Rent Director may order an increase in the rent by an amount equal to the additional rental value which ordinarily resulted from such increased services on the maximum rent date.
Rule 4. There was a blood, personal, or other special relationship between the landlord and the tenant on the date determining the maximum rent. By reason of his interest in the welfare of the particular tenant the landlord willingly accepted a lower rent than he could otherwise have gotten on that date. Because of this relationship the maximum rent is substantially lower than the rent for comparable dwellings. The Rent Director may order an increase to the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date. Dwellings rented by a company to its employees do not come under this rule until the employer-employee relationship ends.
Rule 5. The maximum rent was fixed by a written lease for a term which began more than 1 year before the maximum rent date. The lease prevented the landlord from bargaining for an increase during its term. As a result the rent is substantially lower than the rent for comparable dwellings. The Rent Director may order an increase to the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date.
Rule 6. The maximum rent was fixed by a lease or other rental agreement which required the tenant to pay a higher rent at some other period during its term. The Rent Director may order an increase to the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent ¿ate. A month to month agreement with the understanding that the tenant would pay a higher rent if he Stayed after a certain date does not come under this rule.
Rule 7. The maximum rent is substantially lower than the rent at other times during the year because of seasonal demand for the dwelling or seasonal variations in the rent. Seasonal demand refers chiefly to resort areas. Seasonal variation covers the landlord’s established business practice of charging different rents for summer and for winter. The Rent Director may order an increase based on the rents generally prevailing for comparable dwellings during the year ending on the maximum rent date. The order may fix a level rent throughout the year or may fix different maximum rents for different seasons of the year.
Rule 8. (a) The tenant sublets part of his dwelling and the number of subtenants is now substantially greater than the number of subtenants on the date determining the maximum rent.
(b)	The tenant does not sublet, but the number of persons occupying the dwelling has substantially increased since the date determining the maximum rent. The present number of occupants is greater than normal occupancy for similar dwellings on the maximum rent date.
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(c)	The landlord had a regular and definite business practicfe of charging different rents for different numbers of occupants. The present number of occupants is greater than the number fixed by the rental agreement which was in effect on the date determining the maximum rent.
The Rent Director may order an increase in the rent by an amount equal to the additional rental value which ordinarily resulted from such increased number of subtenants or other occupants on the maximum rent date. »
Decreases in rent.
A tenant may apply to the Rent Director, or the Rent Director may act on his own initiative, to decrease the maximum rent under the following rules. The Rent Director’s order will be effective from the first rental period after the date of the order.
Rule 1. The maximum rent for the dwelling was fixed by the landlord under Rule 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 of Section 2, entitled “Rules for Fixing Maximum Rents,” and is higher than the rent for comparable dwellings. The Rent Director may order a decrease to the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date. If the landlord failed to register within the time specified a maximum rent fixed by a renting after the effective date, the reduction will take effect from the later of either (1)' the date of first renting, or (2) October 1, 1943. The landlord must then refund the difference to the tenant.
Rule 2. The dwelling has deteriorated beyond ordinary wear and tear since the date determining the maximum rent. The Rent Director may order a decrease in the rent by an amount equal to the reduction in rental value which ordinarily resulted from such deterioration on the maximum rent date.
Rule 3. The services, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment provided by the landlord, are less than the minimum required by the Regulation. The Rent Director may order a decrease in the rent by an amount equal to the reduction in rental value which ordinarily resulted from such decreased services on the maximum rent date. If the landlord has failed to file the required petition or report of the decreased services within the time specified, the reduction in the maximum rent will take effect from the most recent of the following dates: (1) The first rental period after the decrease; or (2) December 1, 1942; or (3) the effective date of the Regulation. The landlord must then refund the difference to the tenant.
Rule 4. The maximum rent was fixed by a lease or other rental agreement which provided for a lower rent at some other period during its term. The Rent Director may order a decrease to the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date.
Rule 5. The maximum rent is substantially higher than the rent at other times during the year because of seasonal demand for the dwelling or seasonal variations in the rent. Seasonal demand refers chiefly to resort areas. Seasonal variation covers the landlord’s established business practice of charging different rents for summer and for winter. The Rent Director may order a decrease based on the rents generally prevailing for comparable dwellings during the year ending on the maximum rent date. The order may fix a level rent throughout the year or may fix different maximum rents for different seasons of the year.
RutE 6. The landlord previously obtained an increase in the maximum rent because of a substantial increase in the number of subtenants or other occupants. After the adjustment there is a substantial decrease in the number of subtenants or other occupants. The Rent Director may order a de
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crease in the rent by an amount equal to the reduction in rental value which ordinarily resulted from such decreased occupancy on the maximum rent date.
Rule 7. The maximum rent was fixed by a lease granting the tenant the right or option to buy the dwelling. The Rent Director may, on the expiration of the lease, order a decrease to the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings which were not rented with an option to purchase on the maximum rent date.
Determination of unknown rent.
The rent on the date determining the maximum rent is not known or is in dispute. Facts necessary to the determination of the maximum rent are in doubt. The Rent Director may fix the maximum rent by determining the disputed facts. If the Rent Director is unable to determine the necessary facts, he may fix a maximum rent for the dwelling based on the rent generally prevailing for comparable dwellings on the maximum rent date. The order of the Rent Director fixes the maximum rent from the effective date of the Regulation.
Interim orders.
The Rent Director may act on a landlord’s petition by issuing an “interim” order which will authorize the landlord temporarily to collect a higher rental. The order is conditioned on the landlord’s agreement to refund to the tenant any amount collected above the maximum rent fixed by the Rent Director’s final order.
Filing landlords9 petitions and tenants9 applications.
Forms for landlords’ petitions and tenants’ applications may be obtained at the Area Rent Office and must be filed in accordance with the instructions on the form.
Application for review.
The landlord whose petition for adjustment has been granted only in part, or has been denied by the Rent Director, may apply for a review by the Regional Office. The application for review shall be on the form provided and must be filed in triplicate with the Area Rent Office within 60 days after the date of the Rent Director’s order. The entire file is then sent by the Area Rent Office to the Regional Office for the Regional Administrator’s decision.
Protests against orders.
If the landlord is dissatisfied with the decision of the Regional Administrator he may file a protest with the Secretary of the Office of Price Administration, Washington, D. C. Seven copies of this protest must be filed within 60 days after the date of the Regional order. Within 30 days after the Price Administrator has issued an order disposing of the protest, the landlord may file a complaint against the order with the Clerk of the Emergency Court of Appeals, Washington, D. C. He may appeal from the Emergency Court decision to the Supreme Court of the United States.
A landlord who has had his maximum rent reduced by an order of the Rent Director may apply for either a review by the Regional Office or may protest directly to the National Office.
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SECTION 5.	FIXING MINIMUM SERVICES
The landlord must provide the same essential services, furniture, furnishings, and equipment that he provided on the date determining the maximum rent. He may not substantially reduce any other services, furniture, furnishings, or equipment which he provided on that date.
The regulatidns do not prohibit minor reductions in unnecessary services such as annual painting and decorating. The services, furniture, and equipment necessary for health, safety, and comfort must remain the same, and the rental value of the dwelling must not be diminished. '
However, where fuel oil is used to supply heat or hot water, the landlord is not required to supply more than he is able to supply under a fuel oil rationing order.
Decreases in services, furniture, furnishings, or equipment.
The landlord must petition the Rent Director for authority to decrease services, including furniture, furnishings, or equipment, below the minimum required by the Regulations. He may not provide less than the minimum until his petition has been approved by the Rent Director. If it is impossible for the landlord to continue to furnish the required services, he must file a petition not later than ten days after the decrease occurs.
When the dwelling becomes vacant, the landlord may, when he rents to a new tenant, decrease the required minimum services, furniture, furnishings, or equipment, but must file a report not later than 10 days after rerenting. Generally, a decrease in the amount of space or in the number of rooms which the tenant may occupy is a decrease in services and must be reported.
The Rent Director’s approval of a report or a petition to decrease services may require a reduction in the maximum rent.
SECTION 6.	REGISTRATION OF ALL DWELLINGS
Every dwelling rented or offered for rent must be registered with the Area Rent Office. The forms for registration may be obtained from that office. A separate registration is required for each individual rental unit.
The landlord prepares the registration statement in triplicate and sends all three copies to the Area Rent Office. One copy is stamped by the Area Rent Office and returned to the landlord as his permanent record. One copy is sent by the Area Rent Office to the present tenant. The original is kept in the Area Rent Office files as the landlord’s statement of the maximum rent and required minimum services for the particular dwelling.
A tenant who sublets all or any part of his dwelling must register as the landlord of his subtenant. Dwellings not previously rented, or newly constructed must be registered within thirty days after first renting. Dwellings changed from unfurnished to fully furnished after July 1, 1943, and new dwellings resulting from conversion (a change in the number of units within the building) must be registered within 30 days after the renting which establishes a new maximum rent, e\jpn though a previous registration may have been filed for the unfurnished accommodations or for the original number of dwelling units. When the maximum rent is changed by an order of the Rent Director, the landlord’s copy of the registration statement must be returned to the Area Rent Office for correction.
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In addition to the civil and criminal penalties provided by the Emergency Price Control Act, a landlord who fails to register, within the time specified, a maximum rent fixed by a renting after the effective date, will be required to refund any reduction later ordered by the Rent Director. The refund to the tenant must be made from the later of either (1) the date of the first renting, or (2) October 1,1943.
Change in tenancy.
When there is a change of tenants, the landlord must show his stamped copy of the registration statement to the new tenant, and obtain the tenant’s signature and the date on the back of the form. Within 5 days after renting to a new tenant, the landlord is required to file a notice of change in tenancy, which shall also be signed by the new tenant.
Receipt for rent.
The tenant is not required to pay rent unless the landlord is willing to give the tenant a written receipt for the amount paid.
Exceptions from, registration requirements.
(1)	Public housing projects are registered on a special form, covering all dwellings within the particular project. This schedule* is posted in a public place for the inspection of all tenants.
(2)	Dwellings subject to the national rent schedules of the War and Navy Departments need not be registered.
SECTION 7.	EVICTIONS
In order to prevent evasion of the Regulation, it is necessary to give the tenant some sense of security and to prevent unwarranted eviction. Under the Regulation, any attempt by the landlord to force the tenant to vacate, whether by court action or by demand for possession, or otherwise, is considered an eviction. A tenant may not be evicted solely because his lease has expired or because of his agreement to surrender possession. The landlord may remove a tenant under local law after notice to the Rent Director only if the eviction is based on one of the following eight grounds:
(1)	The tenant has failed to pay the rent to which the landlord is entitled.
(2)	The tenant has a written rental agreement and has refused after the landlord’s demand to sign a written renewal on the same terms and conditions. The landlord may not demand that the renewal agreement be for a longer period than the present lease nor for more than 1 year. The terms of the renewal may not be contrary to the Regulation.
(3)	The tenant has unreasonably refused to permit the landlord to inspect the dwelling or to show the dwelling to a prospective purchaser, mortgagee, or other person. If, however, the inspection is contrary to the provision of the tenant’s rental agreement, his refusal is not ground for eviction.
(4)	The tenant has substantially violated his rental agreement and continues to violate after a written notice from the landlord demanding that the violation stop.
(5)	The tenant is committing or permitting a nuisance or is using or permitting the use of the dwelling for immoral or illegal purposes.
(6)	The tenant does not occupy any part of the dwelling as his own residence and at the expiration of his lease the dwelling is occupied only by subtenants.
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(7)m The landlord requires vacant possession for the immediate purpose of demolishing the dwelling or making a substantial alteration which could not practicably be done with the tenant in occupancy. The landlord must be in good faith and the plans for the alteration approved by the proper local authorities, if approval is required by local law. A landlord’s willingness to re-rent to the present tenant after completion of alteration would be evidence of good faith.
(8)	The landlord who owned or had the right to buy or the right to possession of the dwelling before the effective date of the Regulation (or before October 20,1942, where the Regulation was in effect before that date) may evict if he intends in good faith to occupy the dwelling as his own residence. If a tenant is evicted on this ground and the landlord wishes to re-rent the dwelling or any part of it within the following 6 months he must first file a written report with the Rent Director.
The landlord who acquires his rights in the dwelling after the effective date of the Regulation {or after October 20, 1942, where the Regulations were in effect before that date} must petition the Rent Director for a certificate of eviction if he wants to evict the tenant in order to occupy the dwelling as his own residence.
Where the eviction is based on one of these eight grounds, the landlord must, in all cases, give the following notices:
(1)	If the proposed eviction is due to nonpayment of rent, the landlord must send the tenant and the area rent office notices stating the rent for the dwelling, the amount of rent due, and the rental periods for which rent is delinquent. This notice must be sent at least 3 days before the date on which the landlord demands possession or begins court action. If local law requires more than 3 days’ notice, the landlord must meet the requirements of local law.
(2)	If the proposed eviction is not due to nonpayment of rent but is on one of the other seven grounds, written notices must be sent to the tenant and the area rent office, stating the ground for the proposed eviction and the date when the tenant is required to surrender possession. This notice must be sent at least 10 days before the date on which the landlord demands possession or begins court action.
In addition to these above notices, when the landlord begins court action he must give written notice to the Re,nt Director, stating the title of the case, the court in which it is filed, the name and address of the tenant, and the ground for eviction.
Certificate of eviction.
If the landlord’s reason for evicting a tenant does not come within one of these eight grounds, he may petition the Rent Director for a certificate which will permit the landlord to proceed in the local courts. A certificate will be issued only if the landlord establishes that the particular eviction and other evictions of similar character would not be inconsistent with the purposes of the Emergency Price Control Act and would not be likely to result in evasion of the Regulation.
Evictions for occupancy by purchaser.
If a purchaser who acquired his rights after the effective date of the Regulation (or after October 20, 1942, where the Regulations were in effect before that date) wishes to occupy the dwelling as his own residence, either
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he or the seller must petition for a certificate. The certificate will not be issued unless the following conditions are met: (1) The purchaser has paid at least 20 percent of the purchase price not including payments made from borrowed funds; and (2) postpones the eviction for a period of 3 months after the certificate is issued. Exceptions to these conditions may be made only if the Rent Director finds (1) that it was necessary for the seller to dispose of the property and that a reasonable sale could not be made without removing the tenant; or (2) that the compliance with the conditions would cause a special hardship; or (3) that equivalent accommodations are available to the tenant and that the tenant can move without substantial hardship or loss. Where one of these exceptions apply, payment of 20 percent of the purchase price is not a requirement and the certificate may authorize the seller or the purchaser to evict in accordance with local law either immediately or at the expiration of 3 months.
Exceptions from eviction control.
(1)	When the tenant has moved or is evicted the landlord may evict the subtenant of his tenant unless under local law there is a landlord-tenant relationship between the landlord and the subtenant.
(2)	Tenants of dwellings subject to the national rent schedule of the War and Navy Departments may be evicted in accordance with local law.
(3)	The landlord who rents a furnished room or rooms (not constituting an apartment) within his own residence to one or two occupants may evict them in accordance with local law. The eviction of a family from a furnished room or rooms within the landlord’s residence is controlled by the Regulation if the family moved in before August 1, 1943. If the family moved in after August 1, 1943, and the landlord does not rent to any other tenant within his residence, the landlord may evict according to local law.
SECTION 8. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
Persons violating any provision of the Regulation are subject to criminal penalties, civil enforcement actions and suits for treble damages as provided by the Emergency Price Control Act. Any evasion or attempted evasion, or false statement in any form, report or petition, may be punished by a fine of $5,000, or by 1 year’s imprisonment, or both.
SECTION 9. INSPECTION BY THE OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
Landlords or tenants or their agents or subtenants shall permit the properly identified representatives of the Office of Price Administration to inspect the dwelling.
SECTION 10. PROCEDURES FOR PROTEST AND AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATION
Protests against regulation.
Within 60 days after the issuance date of the Regulation in the particular area, a landlord may file a protest against any or all provisions of the Regulation with the Secretary of the Office of Price Administration, Washington,
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D. C. After the expiration of this 60-day period, a landlord may file a protest against the Regulation only on new grounds arising after that period. Seven copies of the protest must be filed. Within 30 days after the Price Administrator has issued an order disposing of the protest, the landlord may file a complaint against the order with the Clerk of the Emergency Court of Appeals, Washington, D. C. He may appeal from the Emergency Court decision to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Petitions for amendment.
Anyone who wants a general change in the Regulation or any of its provisions may at any time file a petition with the Secretary of the Office of Price Administration, asking for an amendment of the Rent Regulation. The decision of the Price Administrator on the petition for amendment may not be appealed to the courts.
U. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE« 1943