The Great Rent Wars : New York, 1917-1929.
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- 9780300205589
- 346.747104344
- KFX2085.R3.F64 2013
Cover -- Contents -- Prologue -- PART ONE: FROM RENT HIKES TO RENT STRIKES -- 1 The Postwar Housing Shortage -- 2 Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- 3 A Weighty Decision -- 4 The Great Rent Strikes -- PART TWO: THE ROAD TO RENT CONTROL -- 5 The Mayor's Committee on Rent Profiteering -- 6 Enter the State Legislature -- 7 The April Laws -- 8 The September Laws -- PART THREE: CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES -- 9 The Battle in the State Courts -- 10 The Fight in the Federal Courts -- PART FOUR: RENT CONTROL WITHOUT A RENT COMMISSION -- 11 A Question of Coverage -- 12 A Reasonable Rent -- 13 The Four Exceptions -- PART FIVE: THE POLITICS OF RENT CONTROL -- 14 Landlords and Tenants in New York and Albany -- 15 The Extension of Rent Control -- 16 The Expiration of Rent Control -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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