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Show n r : ent ept ReControlt Re-Control Re Control - t larified larif ied ; l ls It's Its ln It'sr ' s r n Tight Againne AgainThe Again } . The ne return of Federal rent rentntrol rentntrol rentrol ntrol means that rent increases increasesposed increasesposed increases3sed posed posedsince since June 30 are now nowdal nowal dal , : al and landlords are pro- pro prolted proited pro-led pro led - - lted ited from proceeding with withJctions withlctions withtions Jctions lctions that do not comply complylth complyi compth comp lth th OPA requirements accord accordg accordto accordto ! g . to Area Rent Director Fred FredRay Freday Fredaywo . .Ray Ray .RayTwo Rayimportant Two wo important exceptions ap apy apto apto y to the renewed rehewed controls Mr MrI Mrexplained I I ) ' > , exr.lained exrlained explained explaineda a (1) 1 ( ( ) . In n cases in which rents rentsgher rentsher rentsier gher her than the OPA ceilings ceilingsere ceilingsere ceilingss'pald ceilingsspald ere erepaid -paid paid - ' covering the period periodhUe periodhale periodIe hUe hale controls were suspended suspendeddlords suspendeddiords suspendedindlords dlords diords are not required to re- re red red re-Id re Id - - d the excess amountta amount f\2) f 2) 2 amountf2) \ ta $ ) ) Tenants actually evicted evictedrtDg evictedfrig evictedfiring rtDg frig , the Interim period may mayotegain mayof mayoU , ot\egain ot egain of , \ ; ! regain possessionsh possessionsheven possessions , evenough evenof even evenienjon ough of gh the eviction mig mlgkt t ha"e hae have haveell " ienjon ell on n grounds not specified Inel'ent in ine inte'Tent inteTent e el'ent elent ' ' t regulation Tegulatiqn regulatiqn TegulatiqnAny regulationAny regulatiqnAny Any question about hbout rent mat matrs matrs matrs rs should be referred to theea theea the theea ea rent office which Is locatd beatd locat beat d at ; the Ashley Coop Building Buildingemal Buildingernal Buildingal emal ernal Mr Ray said The Theiding Theiding Theng iding principle however ist is ist isall 1 t all the rent provisions that thatin thatIn thatIn in effect on June 30 are in infeet infeet int . feet now nowhe 'The The ' he landlord may collect no noore noore nopnore ore than the rent celling ceihng ceiling Re Re- Be- Be Reardless Beardless Regardless - - gardless ardless of any higher rent an anounced anounced anlounced ounced during the Interim per perod perod perod od Tenants whose rent was wasanged wasanged wasranged anged from a monthly or oreekly oreekly orjffeekly eekly basis to a daily dally or other otherasls otherasis otherbasis asls asis contrary to the rent regula regulaODS regulaons regulaLions ODS ons will revert to the standard standarderating standarderating standardIpcrating erating on June 30Tenants 30Tenants 30 30S Tenants in eviction evictLon sUits sutts suitso suttso S o have not been actually re- re reoved reeved re-Bfioved re Bfioved - - oved eved from their housing ac acommodations acommodations acommodatlons ; ommodations will again have haverotection haverotection haveOrotectlon rotection under the eviction evictionrovisions evictionrovisions evictionprovisions rovisions of the rent regula regulaions regulaens regulaions regulaionsI ( ions ens I ionsSecurIty ensSecurity Security deposits collectedtween collectedtween collected ! etween tween June 30 and the date datef > f the renewal must be return returnd returnid d to tenants " Mr Ray said.fA said .fA fA "A A "Aandlord " ' . .fAandlord * Alandlord andlord who first rented a awelling awelling aDwelling welling unit during July has haso has0 } o 0 da days in which to register registerth registergdLth ( th the area ren rent t office and andwelling andirTlwellmg .1 1 . wellIng first rented in June Junef Junepnust JuneAttnust f pnust ust be registered within 30lays 30Iays 30 numberJ slays Iays not counting the numberof number lays J . gNpf Df of days while controls were susInded susnded sus susappended Inded j jMr ; gag appendedgag appended ndedMr Mr nded Ray said the federal aetexpressly actexpressly act aet | | cxpressly expressly states that federald federalrent federal federalrent .m m . .mrent rent control supersedes local andstate and andAfstate d . .state state . law laws < ; Any local or state statelegislatIon state3egislatton statelegislation legislatIon 3egislatton In effect during theinterim the theinterim interim that allowed rentalsl1igher rentalshigher rentals , liigher l1igher higher than the OPA cellmg ceiling cellmgtherefore ceilingI ceilingtherefore therefore I : erefore have lost their eflee.eneM effeceness effec eflee .eneM eneM . eness |