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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 10, Page 747, No Ordinance Number747 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RENT CONTROL BOARD TO REGULATE RENTS, RENTAL AGREEI:IEPITS, AND OTHER U INCIDENTS OF ITIE LANDLORD -TENANT RELATIONSHIP IN THE CITY OF I iPADUCAH, KENTUCKY, PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE PRICE ADI1Ii1IIS- TRATOR; AND FrESCRIBING TILL QUALIFICATIONS, TERM OF OFFICE, (POWERS AND DUTIES OF SAID BOARD �i 101HEREAS, the City of PadVcah and McCracken County, I ;Kentucky, have been designated as a Defense -Rental Area and said area is subject to the orders and regulations of the Office of ,Price administration under and pursuant to the provisions of an Act, of Congress, entitled: "AN ACT TO FURTHER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY BY CHECKING SPECULATIVE AND EXCESSIVE PRICE RISES, PRICE DISLOCATIONS, AND INFLATIOLIARY TEPIDENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"; and, I l'JIIEREAS, Mr. Leon Henderson, the Price Administrator, has issued an order under which it shall be unlawful .for any person; firm, corporation or association to demand or receive rent for a dwelling in excess of the rental demanded or received on T,Iarch lst, 1942; and, JIIEREAS, on May 15th, 1942, the City of Paducah sub- mitted to the Office of Price Administration for approval an ordinance prescribing the rules and regulationd for rent control in this city' and authorizing the appointment of a rent control board, and the Price cdministra for was requested to accept the order of the rent lcontrol board when reasonable adjustments and exceptions were made I,by it, the order of the Board to have the same force and effect as if issued by the 2;dministrator; and, NHEREAS, the Price Administrator has failed to give the, jrequest his attention or to advise the officials of the city concerning !!the procedure to be followed in order to effectuate the purposes !!of the act; and, I INHEREAS, on account of misunderstandings between i landlords and tenants and the lack of knowledge generally as to their rights and liabilities under the Rent Control Act, it has I :,become imperative that the City of Paducah take definite action q in the matter of controlling rents; N0W, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY =1 BOARD OF COMIMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. i The term "dwelling" means any building or structure permanent or temporary, or any part thereof, occupied or intended to be occupied by any one or more individuals as a residence, home, 748 sleeping place, boarding house, lodging house or hotel, together with the land and buildings appurtenant thereto, and all services, privileges, furnishings, furniture and facilities supplied in connection with the occupation thereof. SECTION 2. That by order of the office of Price Administration, it is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to demand or receive rent for a dwelling in the City of Paducah in excess of the rental demanded or received on March 1st, 1942. That for the purpose of enforcing said order and to administer the T)ro- visions of the Act, as well as any rules and regulations hereafter adopted by the Price Administrator, there is hereby created a board to be composed of three (3) members to be known as the "City of Paducah rent Control Board". The members of :;aid board shall be appointed by the Mayor, and shall serve without compensation as long as the provisions of the aforesaid rent control Act shall remain in full force and effect. In order that the members of said board may be non-partisan and non-political, no person shall be appointed a member hereof who has within the last two (2) years before his appointment held any city, county, state or federal office, or who '! is related within the third degree to the !:ayor or any member of the legislative body of the City of Paducah. No officer or employee of the City either holding a paid or unpaid office shall be eligible to be appointed as a member of said board. The members shall also be citizens, taxpayers and legal voters of the City of Paducah. SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the City of Paducah Rent Control Board to make studies and investigations for the purpose of detdrminino whether it is necessary to make adjustments of rentals, either by I. increase or dec6ease of the rentals as in its judgment will be generally fair and equitable by reason of any factor or condition justifying such adjustment, to hear complaints of persons, firms, corporations and associations who feel hhemselves aggrieved by reason of the 'Price Administrator's general order, and to enter all necessary and i appropriate orders granting exceptions in any case where an increase or decrease in rentals will be generally fair and equitable, and i will effectuate the purposes of the Act. The '�,oard shall elect from its number a chairman and secretary, provide rules, regulations and by-laws for the holding of i' hearings and the conduct of its business, and all meetings of said board shall be open to the public. Accurate minutes shall be kept and 749 J a copy of the action taken by the board upon any complaint heard byl :it shall be filed with the Price Mministrator. SECTION 4, II ; This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. 1+fa yor Passed by the Board of Commissioners, June 2nd, 1942 Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, June 3rd, 1942.