United States v. Wittek, 337 U.S. 346 (1949)

Citation: United States v. Wittek, 337 U.S. 346 (1949)
Parent Document: United States v. Wittek, 337 U.S. 346 (1949)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1949-06-20
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/104687/united-states-v-wittek/ ↗

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vested in permanent federal agencies in their management of the Government-owned housing in the District. The District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act thus appears to have been enacted as a temporary measure supplementing, rather than superseding, the contribution already being made by the permanent federal housing authorities toward meeting the housing crisis. We find no evidence that Congress believed that the managers of any of its housing projects in the District would be “tempted •. . . to demand exorbitant rentals” or engage in the “rent-gouging practices . . .” against which the new Act was directed. 17

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