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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he never did so in the District of Columbia. That Act, therefore, does not have a direct application to the issue in this case. However, the language of that Act and its policy toward the rent control of Government-owned, housing accommodations, both inside and outside of the District of Columbia, has a bearing upon the proper construction of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. The National Act is not only consistent with our interpretation of the District Act but it lends support to that interpretation. The National Act left the control over rent to local authorities, except where the National Price Administrator found it necessary to intervene. The decision of the National Price Administrator not to intervene in the District of Columbia was an especial compliment to the existing controls, because the District of Columbia.was a typical area calling for competent rent control and, in fact, had been declared by the statute itself to be a “defense-rental area . . . .”

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