Howard v. United States

HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.

This was an action against appellants, H. Gordon Howard and Iola Howard, his wife, for statutory damages under Section 205 of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1895, and for injunctive relief and restitution of rent overcharges under Section 206(b) of that Act, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 1896(b). The amended complaint alleged that from September 25, 1947, to December 2, 1949, defendants had demanded and received rent from the tenant in question of $60 per month, whereas the maximum lawful rent was $25 per month. The complaint…