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68TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- REPORT
2d Session ) No 1406
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ACT TO REGULATE RENTS, TO PREVENT
FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS RESPECTING REAL ESTATE, AND
TO CREATE A REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 6, 1925.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. LAMPERT, from the*Committee on the District of Columbia,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. R. 12154]
The Committee on the District of Columbia, to which was referred
the bill (H. R. 12154) to extend the provisions of Title II of the food
control and District of Columbia rents act, as amended; to prevent
fraudulent transactions respecting real estate; to create a Real Estate
Commission for the District of Columbia; to define, regulate, and
license real estate brokers and real estate salesmen- to provide a pen-
alty for a violation of the provisions thereof; and for other purposes,
havmg' considered the same, do report it back to the House, without
amendment, and recommend that the bill be passed.
The Committee on the District of Columbia appointed a subcom-
mittee, consisting of five members, to. consider in joint session with
a similar subcommittee of the Senate, appointed by the Senate
Comittee on the District of Columbia, various bills relating to the
regulation and control of rents and to prevent fraudulent transactions
respecting real estate and bills relating to the licensing of real estate
btokers and real estate salesmen in the District.
During the month of January this joint committee held a number
of hearings extending over a period of more than two weeks. At
these hearings testimony was given by tenants, landlords, real
estate agents, a representative of labor and of Federal employees,
and the chairman of the Rent Commission. When the hearings
were closed Senate bill 4227 was introduced by Senator Copeland
on February 3 and the bill before you (H. R. 12154), which is in all
respects similar, was introduced by Mr. Lampert on February 4,
1925. This bill has been approved by a majority of the subcom-
mittee and was reported to the House District Committee.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.beal/fpre0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)