The defendants are Gerald F. Cobleigh, of Nashua, within the State and District of New Hampshire, and the Slawsby Real Estate Company, Inc., a corporation duly established under the laws of the State and doing business in said Nashua, which is *128within the Manchester Defense-Rental Area. The defendants have been and now are the owners and operators of housing accommodations situated in said Nashua in which there are 32 apartments, of which 29 are the subject of this litigation. It is alleged that from on or about July 26, 1946, to September 7, 1946, the defendants, in violation of Sections 2(a) and 4(a) of the Rent Regulation for Housing (8 F.R. 7323), have demanded and received rents from the 29 different tenants for the use and occupancy of said premises in excess of the maximum rents established therefor. This regulation prescribes the maximum rents for the use and occupancy for housing accommodations in the Manchester Defense-Rental Area, and was in force and effect at the time of the claimed violations. Jurisdiction is conferred by Section 205 (c) of the Act.