Freedman v. Sidrich Realty Corp.

The plaintiff sues under the housing and rent act of 1947 (U. S. C. [1946 ed.] Sup. V, Title 50, Appendix, § 1895) for alleged overcharges of rent. A demurrer to the declaration for failure to state a cause of action was sustained, and the plaintiff appealed without taking advantage of leave to amend.

The declaration is in two counts, which are substantially identical except that count 1 asks for treble damages. It *262is alleged that on June 1, 1950, the plaintiff leased from the defendant “a controlled housing accommodation” on the first floor of 2 Hiawatha Road, Mattapan district, Boston, “with…