Easley v. Fleming

McALLISTER, Judge.

Complainant filed a protest against reduction of rentals for apartments in a dwelling house, which was made by the Area Rent Director in Dallas, Texas. The protest was denied, and the complaint before us was subsequently filed.

On March 1, 1942, the date on which maximum rents were established for the Area, complainant landlord had been renting, unfurnished, a seven-room single dwelling house, with detached garage, including servants’ quarters, for $50 per month. In 1944, the tenant vacated the premises, and complainant began to remodel the house to provide for two three-room…