§ 844. Penalties
(a) If any landlord receives rent in violation of any provisions of this subchapter, or of any regulation or order thereunder prescribing a rent ceiling, the tenant paying such rent or the Rent Control Officer on behalf of such tenant may bring an action for double the amount by which the rent paid exceeds the […]
§ 845. Applicability to hotels or lodging houses
This subchapter shall not apply to hotels or transient lodging houses.
§ 846. Termination of emergency as rendering subchapter ineffective
The provisions of this subchapter shall remain in force and effect only for the duration of the public emergency with respect to the shortage of housing and business accommodations declared to exist by Ordinance of the Municipal Council of Saint Thomas and Saint John approved December 5, 1947 (Bill no. 92), which ordinance was made […]
§ 839. Judicial review
(a) Within 10 days after issuance of an order of the Commissioner of Housing, Parks and Recreation under section 838 of this title, any aggrieved party may file a petition to review such action in the district court and shall forthwith serve a copy of such petition upon the Commissioner. Thereupon the Commissioner shall certify […]
§ 840. Grounds for recovery of possession; proof and defenses
(a) No action shall be maintained to recover the possession of rented premises in the Virgin Islands, except upon the ground that— (1) the owner seeks, in good faith, to recover possession of the premises for his own personal use; (2) the owner desires, in good faith, to recover possession of the premises for the […]
§ 841. Stay of eviction order; conditions
(a) When a landlord has been granted recovery of the premises under clause (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 840 of this title, the court, on application of the occupant, shall stay the issuance of an order of eviction for a reasonable period of not more than 6 months at a time, if, […]
§ 842. Use of premises after recovery; re-occupancy by tenant; penalties
Premises recovered by an owner in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 840 of this title shall not thereafter be leased to or occupied by any tenant, lessee, or person other than the owner recovering possession of the same for his own personal use, unless notice in writing, by registered […]
§ 843. Notice to quit as condition precedent to recovery of possession
In any action for the recovery of possession of rented premises, written notice to quit must have been served upon the tenant or person in possession for a period of 30 days before the commencement of such action.
§ 838. Appeal to Commissioner of Housing, Parks and Recreation
Any person aggrieved by an order of the Rent Control Officer issued under this subchapter may appeal to the Commissioner of Housing, Parks and Recreation within 10 days after issuance of the order. The Commissioner shall issue an order affirming, modifying, or reversing the order from which the appeal was taken.
§ 834. Maximum rent ceilings
The maximum rent ceilings in the Virgin Islands shall be as follows— (1) for housing accommodations, rents in force and effect on July 1, 1947; (2) real property used for business purposes or on which superficiary houses are constructed, rents in force and effect on July 1, 1947; (3) for newly constructed housing or business […]