United States v. Nasif

DAWKINS, Chief Judge.

The question to be determined here is whether defendant is entitled to a jury trial on the issue of having collected more from her tenants than the permissible rates under the Rent Control Act, coupled with a demand for treble damages. The tenants failed to sue within the delays provided by the statute, and the Government brought this action both for damages and for an injunction pursuant to Sections 205 and 206 of the Housing and Rent Control Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, §§ 1881-1902. It charged that defendant had, over varying periods, collected from…