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Emergency Housing Rent Control Law (unconsolidated)

Rent control (the pre-1947 regime), still operative for a shrinking but real stock.

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Provisions (18)

§ 1

Declaration and findings; termination

§ 10

Prohibitions

§ 11

Enforcement

§ 12

Application

§ 13

Pending proceedings

§ 14

Intent

§ 15

Separability

§ 16

Except for matters pending before the commission, no action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time when this act as amende...

§ 17

Short title

§ 2

Definitions

§ 3

Temporary state housing rent commission

§ 4

General powers and duties of the commission

§ 5

Evictions

§ 6

Investigations; records; reports

§ 7

Cooperation with other governmental agencies

§ 8

Procedure

§ 8-A

Major capital improvements and individual apartment improvements in rent regulated units

§ 9

Judicial review

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