not used as a rooming or boarding house as defined by this Act and the remaining portion of which dwelling unit is occupied by the lessor or his immediate family." SEC. 2. That section 7 (b) of such Act be amended by deleting therefrom the word "two" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four" so that the third sentence of said section 7 (b) as amended shall read as follows: "For the purposes of this Act the term 'rooming or boarding house' means a house in which living quarters are rented by the householder to more than four persons." Approved, September 26, 1942. [PUBLIC LAW 242-79TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 514-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 3979] AN ACT To extend for the period of one year the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 2, 1941, as amended, is further amended by striking in section 1 (b) thereof the figure "1945" and inserting in lieu thereof "1946". Approved December 3, 1945. [PUBLIC LAW 472-79TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 521-2D SESSION] [S. 2219] AN ACT To extend for the period of one year the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 2, 1941, as amended, is further amended by striking out in section 1 (b) thereof the figure "1946" and inserting in lieu thereof "1947". Approved June 29, 1946. (394) [PUBLIC LAW 309-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 429-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 3131] AN ACT To extend for three months the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (b) of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 2, 1941, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 45-1601), is hereby amended by striking out "December 31, 1947" and inserting in lieu thereof "March 31, 1948". Approved August 1, 1947. [PUBLIC LAW 322-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 442-1ST SESSION] [S. 1590] AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia rent control law so as to provide that schools and universities may recover possession of housing accommodations in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 2, 1941, as amended, is amended by (1) striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the word "or", and (2) adding at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows: "(6) The landlord, being a recognized school or an accredited nonprofit university, has a bona fide need for the premises for educational, research, administrative, or dormitory use." Approved August 1, 1947. (395) [PUBLIC LAW 466-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 163-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5856] AN ACT To extend for a temporary period the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (b) of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 2, 1941, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 45-1601), is hereby amended by striking out "March 31, 1948” and inserting in lieu thereof "April 30, 1948". Approved March 30, 1948. (396) [PUBLIC LAW 507-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 243-2D SESSION] [S. 2195] AN ACT To amend and extend the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (b) of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 2, 1941, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 45-1601), is hereby amended by striking out "on April 30, 1948" and inserting in lieu thereof "at the close of March 31, 1949". SEC. 2. Section 2 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 45–1602), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(3) After April 30, 1948, the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the following housing accommodations, and no maximum rent ceilings or minimum service standards shall be prescribed with respect thereto : "(a) Any housing accommodations in hotels, which accommodations are used exclusively for transient occupancy, that is, for living quarters for nonresidents upon a short-time basis; "(b) Any housing accommodations the construction of which was completed after March 31, 1948, or which are additional housing accommodations created by conversion after March 31, 1948; "(c) Nonhousekeeping, furnished housing accommodations, located within a single dwelling unit not used as a rooming or boarding house, but only if (A) no more than two paying tenants, not members of the landlord's immediate family, live in such dwelling unit, and (B) the remaining portion of such dwelling unit is occupied by the landlord or his immediate family." SEC. 3. (a) The first sentence of section 9 (a) of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 45-1609), is amended to read as follows: "Within ten days after issuance of an order of the Administrator under section 4, any party may file a petition to review such action in the municipal court of appeals for the District of Columbia, and shall forthwith serve a copy of such petition upon the Administrator." (b) Section 9 (c) of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 45-1609), is amended to read s follows: "(c) The municipal court of appeals for the District of Columbia is hereby granted exclusive jurisdiction to review any order of the Administrator made pursuant to section 4 of this Act. The judgment and decree of the court shall be final, subject to review as provided by law relative to other judgments of the court." SEC. 4. All cases now pending before the statutory three-judge |