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Show TENANTS RIDICULE 'FAIR RENT' SCHEDULE CHICAGO, March B. Calling for rentals ranging from $.10 a month for stove heated flats without electrical equipment to 1'40 for modern seven-room seven-room apartments In average neighborhoods, neighbor-hoods, the fair rent schedule adopted bj the Chicago Real Estate board today to-day was the target for criticism and ridicule by officers of tenants' leagues organized to combat high rontals. It was asserted by leaders In the fight against Increased rentals that the real estate board s schedule, under which Chicago wus divided Into six renting zones, would permit of further rent Increases. In all six zones rents for the best apartments ranged from J70 to ?9o for four rooms to from $10i to $1j( for seven rooms. |