Camunas v. United States

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment against him in an action in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico brought by the United States under sections 205 and 206 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, §§ 1895, 1896, for an injunction, treble damages and restitution. The defendant and his wife were the owners of two controlled housing accommodations in Rio Piedras, in the Puerto Rico Defense Rental Area. The United States charged that the defendant had collected rentals in excess of the maximum legal…