Word: landlordism
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...posted a bill of rights. One clause provided "freedom of thought and religion." Food was brought in and prices went down. Before the new policy was introduced, ton chang (the people's court) was dreaded by many middle-class Chinese. The Reds admitted regretfully that "in some places landlord and rich peasant elements were unnecessarily put to death." A month after Kaifeng's capture ton chang had done no "account settling...
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...