Woods v. Bank

McGRANERY, District Judge.

This is an action under Section 206(b) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 1896(b), to enjoin defendant from violating the Act and to compel him to make restitution to two named tenants of rent overcharges. The complaint alleges that defendant received more than the maximum rent from one tenant from October 1, 1947, to May 20, 1948, and from the other from August 2, 1947, to May 20, 1948. Defendant has moved to dismiss, alleging that no cause of action for equitable relief is stated, that the complaint itself shows that the violations ceased…