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Show Higher Rents Authorized But . In order for a landlord to participate par-ticipate in the increase on rents which became effective, July 1, it will be ncessary'for him to contact the Area Rent Control Office in Vernal and file a petition peti-tion to permit the increase, according ac-cording to Gene Ray, of the Provo Rent Control Office. The new act requires that clearance be had through the Area Rent Office before any change in rent is effected. Accordingly Ac-cordingly it will be necessary for local landlords to file forms at the Rent Control Office in Vernal, Ver-nal, where, Mr. Ray advised, facilities fa-cilities are at hand for the answering an-swering of any questions that landlords or tenants may ask. The rent official further advised ad-vised that any rents taken from tenants in excess of the legal maximum rent, as it stood on June 30, 1947, would be in violation viola-tion of the rent control law, and that a refund would be due the tenant. |