Jacobs v. United States

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the United States under the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 61 Stat. 193, 63 Stat. 18, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1881 et seq., enjoining further violations of the Act and regulations thereunder, and ordering restitution to the tenant of rent overcharges occurring during the period July 1, 1948, to August 31, 1950, and awarding statutory damages to the plaintiff.

The landlord’s principal defense to the complaint was that the premises .in question, described as Apartment No. 2, 49 Chambers Street, Boston, Massachusetts, were used by the tenant…