Show Rent Director Outlines Process For Eviction Methods that may now be used by tenants in rent control areas to appeal from the Issuance of certificates of eviction are an an- an announced by Fred E E Ray area rent director Under the new program ef ef- effective February 19 Mr Ray said tenants may do the fol- fol following fol lowing 1 File an application for review by the OPA OP A Regional Office If this application is filM fil- filed fil filMed ed within 30 days the tenants get an automatic stay of his eviction until 30 days after a de de- de decision has been made on his ap ap- ap appeal appeal peal 2 Similar provisions are made for appeals to the Na Na- National National OPA office and to the Emergency Court of Appeals 3 The automatic stay of evic evic- eviction eviction tion may be cancelled if the theOPA theOPA OPA Regional office finds that the application for review is frivolous dilatory or not made In good faith 4 Tenants will not be made parties to proceed proceed- proceedings ings involving applications by landlords for review or protest certificates of evic eviction tion The new action Mr Ray said is taken in view of a de de- de decision decision by the Court upholding the right of tenants to protest certificates of eviction That action does not cover all aU eviction cases but only those thos were OPA OP A has baa issued a certificate certificate cate of eviction Mr Ray explained that rent control protests tenants tenant against circumstances In some lame cases notably where a tenant has failed fail fail- failed ed to pay his legal rent or where he has committed a nuisance or used the dwelling he rents for immoral purposes purposes the landlord does not oeM need to get an OPA OP A certificate of eviction but may proceed to evict under local law He merely gives the OPA Rent office a copy Of f the notice that he served on the tenant Such Cases eases are not affected by bythe bythe the new right of appeal In other cases according to Mr Ray the landlord is required to get from his Area Rent Of Of- Office toI I fice a certificate of eviction which authorizes him to proceed through local courts to evict a tenant This certificate does not order eviction but simply indi Indi- Indi Indicates cates cat s that eviction would not pot ot vio vio- violate violate late rent control A copy of pf every certificate of eviction is sent to the tenant and to the landlord |