The provisions of this section shall be applicable to any housing accommodation whose maximum rent was determined under section 4 (g) of the Rent Regulation for Housing, issued pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, on its sale by the owning agency, and within 30 days after the sale of such accommodations the new landlord shall file a registration statement as provided in this paragraph (a): Provided, however, That if the housing accommodations are sold to the United States or a State of the United States or any of its political subdivisions, or any agency of the foregoing, paragraph (c) of this section shall continue to be applicable.

(b) Receipt for amount paid. No payment of rent need be made unless the landlord tenders a receipt for the amount to be paid.

(c) Exceptions from registration requirements (1) Housing owned and constructed by governmental agencies. The provisions of this section shall not apply to housing accommodations whose maximum rent was originally determined under section 4 (g) of the Rent Regulation for Housing, issued pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended. The owner of such housing accommodations shall file a schedule or schedules, setting out the maximum rents for all such accommodations in the defense-rental area and containing such other information as the Expediter shall require. A copy of such schedule or schedules shall be posted by the owner in a place where it will be available for inspection by the tenants of such housing accommodations.

(2) Housing subject to rent schedule of Army or Navy Department. The provisions of this section shall not apply to housing accommodations rented to either Army or Navy personnel, including any civilian employees of the Army and Navy Departments, for which the rent is fixed by the national rent schedule of the Army or Navy Department.

(d) Housing in Puerto Rico DefenseRental Area. The provisions of this paragraph shall be substituted for the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section for housing accommodations in the Puerto Rico defense-rental area.

Every landlord of housing accommodations rented or offered for rent shall file in the area rent office a form provided by the area rent office for this purpose, unless a form was heretofore filed in accordance with the provisions of section 7 (d) of the Rent Regulation for Housing, issued pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended. For housing accommodations rented prior to June 1, 1947, such form shall be filed on or before July 10, 1947. For housing accommodations first rented on or after June 1, 1947, such form shall be filed on or before July 30, 1947, or within 30 days after first renting, whichever is later. The form shall identify each dwelling unit and shall specify the maximum rent provided by §§ 825.1 to 825.12, inclusive, for such dwelling unit and shall contain such other information as the Expediter shall require.

(1) Notice of maximum rent. The landlord shall prepare the form known as "Notice of Maximum Rent", if the maximum rent for the dwelling unit was originally determined under paragraph (a) of section 4 of the Rent Regulation for Housing, issued pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended. The landlord shall prepare the notice in duplicate and shall send one copy to the tenant and one copy to the area rent office.

(2) Registration statement. The landlord shall prepare the form known as "Registration Statement" if the maximum rent for the dwelling unit originally was, or is, determined otherwise than indicated in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph. The landlord shall prepare the registration statement in triplicate and shall send the three copies to the area rent office. The Expediter shall retain one copy on file and he shall cause one copy to be delivered to the tenant and one copy stamped to indicate that it is a correct copy of the original, to be returned to the landlord.

(3) Change of landlord. Where, since the filing of the notice of maximum rent or the registration statement for any controlled housing accommodations, there has been a change in the identity of the landlord, by transfer of title or otherwise, the new landlord shall file a notice of such change on a form provided for that purpose, to be known

as a notice of change in identity, within 15 days after the change or July 1, 1947, whichever is later. If the new landlord indicates on the notice of change in identity that he has not obtained the landlord's copy of the original registration statement, the Expediter shall cause to be prepared and delivered to him, a true copy of said original, which may be used to satisfy all the requirements of this paragraph.

Any notice, order or other process or paper directed to the person named on the registration statement or on the notice of maximum rent as the landlord at the address given thereon, or, where a notice of change in identity has been filed, to the person named as landlord and at the address given in the most recent such notice, shall, under the circumstances prescribed in Revised Rent Procedural Regulation 1 (Part 840 of this chapter), constitute notice to the person who is then the landlord.

§ 825.8 Evasion-(a) General. The maximum rents and other requirements provided in §§ 825.1 to 825.12, inclusive, shall not be evaded, either directly or indirectly, in connection with the renting or leasing or the transfer of a lease of housing accommodations, by way of absolute or conditional sale, sale with purchase money or other form of mortgage, or sale with option to repurchase or by modification of the practices relating to payment of commissions or other

charges or by modification of the services furnished with housing accommodations, or by tying agreement, or otherwise.

(b) Purchase of property as condition of renting. Specifically, but without limitation on the foregoing, no person shall require a tenant or prospective tenant to purchase or agree to purchase furniture or any other property as a condition of renting housing accommodations unless the prior written consent of the Expediter is obtained.

§ 825.9 Enforcement. Persons violating any provision of §§ 825.1 to 825.12, inclusive, are subject to civil enforcement actions and suits for treble damages as provided by the act.

§ 825.10 Procedure. All registration statements, reports and notices provided for by §§ 825.1 to 825.12, inclusive, shall be filed with the Area Rent Office. All landlord's petitions and tenant's applications shall be filed with such office in accordance with Revised Rent Procedural Regulation 1 (Part 840 of this chapter).

§ 825.12 Adoption of orders. All orders issued pursuant to section 2 (c), 2 (d) (3) and 2 (d) (7) of the Rent Regulation for Housing, issued pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, which were in effect on June 30, 1947, shall be deemed to continue in effect under §§ 825.1 to 825.12, inclusive, unless and until revoked or modified by the Expediter.