Show decontrol does not affect all building present de controls have not affected certain restrictions applying to construction jobs according to a statement issued by leland W mays national housing expediter tor for ut utah a it many people apparently feel that the lifting of oe price ceilings on building materials automatically abolished I 1 slie d all other controls pertaining to the building industry this Is definitely not the case according to t mr mays I 1 the decontrol action taken by president truman to date refers only to OPA price ceilings and in no way affects other government restrictions applying to construction mr mays stated residential building Is still limited to veterans or to a person or persons building to sell or rent to a veteran priority approval as issued by the federal housing administration f for non farm farin residences and the county agricultural conservation committee for homes on farms Is still required the limitation on repairs and remodeling to residences without pilo rity ap approval pro val remains at as before commercial industrial and other nonresidential non residential construction still requires approval appi oval by the civilian chilian production administration tra tion mr mays emphasized the issuance of a building permit by the city does not alter the necessity for securing or CPA approval persons engaged in ili illegal building will be subject to the penalties estaba established shed by the federal statutes under which these restrictions are operating era ting mr mays warned anyone contemplating building a home should first consult the or it if residential nonresidential non cofi construction st at Is contemplated the CPA should be contacted |