United States v. Polson

MURPHY, District Judge.

This is an action under the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C.A. Appendix, § 1881 et seq. The plaintiff seeks restitution of alleged overcharges in the rental of a four room apartment (designated “Apartment 8”) in San Francisco, California, and an injunction against further violations of the Acts and Regulations. Defendant disputes the legal maximum rent for the accommodations, contending that Apartment 8 had been decontrolled under Section 204(b) of the Act.

The facts, which were not in dispute, were as follows: Apartment 8 was originally registered in…