The general strike of tenant shopkeepers, which was proclaimed by the Jerusalem Association of Rent-Paying Merchants for Monday in order to force the government to regulate the rentals for stores in the city, will not take place, it was announced here today.
The association decided today to postpone its strike, after it was promised by District Commissioner Campbell that the government would investigate the situation and make the necessary arrangements to regulate rentals on stores.
The association demands that the rent for stores in Jerusalem be regulated by the government along the same lines as room rents. According to the present regulations, no landlord in Palestine has the right to charge more than ten dollars a month per room. The tenants have a right to pay this sum through court if the landlord demands higher rent.
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