Word: landlordism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Clean Decision. In Brooklyn, Magistrate Frances W. Lehrich, pointing out that "human rights come before property rights," ruled that a landlord should not limit the number of baths a tenant may take...
Package Deal. In Chicago, Landlord John Bardo had a complaint to make in court: his tenant, Mrs. Pecia Stranc, refused to pay rent unless he married...
Initiation. In Santa Maria, Calif., the rent control office moved to different quarters when the landlord boosted the rent...
...Quarter. In Newark, the Office of Rent Control was forced to move when the landlord raised the rent...
...Host. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Anna Hagopian sued her landlord for $22,000 because, she complained, he had 1) torn down the kitchen sink, 2) removed her stove, 3) turned off the gas, 4) padlocked her bathroom...