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Show Former Rental Rates Return Landlords must revert to the ceilings established by the office of price administration and effective ef-fective June 30, 1946, Glen D. Reese, OPA district rent director, direct-or, announced this week. Rent Increases imposed during the suspension of OPA, are now illegal. ille-gal. Furthermore, landlords are prohibited from proceeding with evictions that do not comply with OPA requirements. "The guiding principle in all questions affecting landlord-tenant relationships," Mr. Reese said, "is that all the rent provisions pro-visions that were in effect on June 30 now become effective again, with the signing of the price control act by President Harry S. Truman." Two important exceptions apply ap-ply to the renewed controls, Mr. Reese said. Landlords are not required to refund the amounts paid where rents higher than OPA ceilings were put into effect ef-fect during the period between July 1 to July 25, 1916. Tenants evicted during this interim period pe-riod may not regain possession even though the eviction may have been on grounds not supported sup-ported by OPA regulations. |