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29/55
Through the Honorable Notary Public of South Baghdad
To the Honorable Vice President of the Lay Council of the Hebra Qadisha Society
In the Israelite Community
After greetings,
I had rented from you the house numbered ⟦1277/9⟧ located in the district of
Ras al-Qarya for an annual rent of -/84 Dinars, and I have renewed the contract
with you after reducing it by 10% according to the Rent Control Law Decree, and I have handed over to your
General Agent, the lawyer Mr. Nuri Abdul Wahab Al-Alouk, a rent amount of -/63 Dinars
according to the receipt dated 8/3/1955 for the period ending at the end of
the month of March 1955 as written therein. Since you are refusing to receive the rent
for the period starting from April 1, 1955, as payment is stipulated to be received by you at the beginning
of each month, I have proceeded to deposit the rent for the month of April, amounting to 6/300 Dinars,
with the aforementioned Notary Public within the legal period. I request that after you are notified
of this warning, you visit the Notary Public's office to receive the referred amount.
I will continue to pay the remaining monthly rent installments according to the law. ⟦line⟧
Sincerely,
50 Fils
The Tenant
Iftikhan Ali al-Ani
Commissioner in the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
Baghdad
Notary Public Office of South Baghdad
Fils | Dinar
Fee | ⟦250⟧
Additional Fee | ⟦...⟧
Wage | ⟦...⟧
Total | ⟦...⟧
Date 7 / 4 / ⟦...⟧
Iftikhan Ali al-Ani presented this warning and requested its notification to the President of the Lay Council of the Israelite Community.
Also, the amount of 6/300 Dinars has been deposited in the fund according to a receipt from the Notary Public's office
in South Baghdad numbered ⟦...⟧ on 7 / 4 / 955.
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91/55
Through the Notary Public of South Baghdad, Respected
To the Vice President of the Lay Council of the Charitable Religious Society, Presidency of the Jewish
Community, Respected
I had rented from you the house numbered ⟦9/277⟧ located in the Ras al-Qarya neighborhood for an
annual rent of (84) Dinars, and I renewed the contract with you after reducing it by 10% according to
the Rent Control Law, and I handed over to your general agent, the lawyer Mr. Nuri Abdul Wahab
Al-Alwan, a rent amount of (62) Dinars according to the receipt dated 8/2/1955
for the period ending at the end of March 1955 as written therein, and since you
refuse to receive the rent for the period starting from 1/ May 1955, and since
payment is required to be delivered to you at the beginning of each month, I have proceeded to deposit the
rent for the month of May 1955, amounting to 6.300 six Dinars and three hundred Fils, with the
aforementioned Notary Public within the legal period, so please accept it, and I
warn you to visit the Notary Public's office to receive the mentioned amount, and I will continue
to pay the rest of the monthly rent installments according to the law, while holding you liable for the costs
of the warning. Respectfully.
The Notifier
Estifan Kulli Al-Ani
Employee at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
Baghdad
On ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Notification was served according to this warning and drafted as follows:
Vice President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community, the lawyer Professor ⟦...⟧
I served the warning with a copy of it and deposited the other copy in the file of the register ⟦...⟧
Second Notary Public of South Baghdad
List ⟦of wages/rent⟧ for the house numbered ⟦...⟧
Leased to Mr. Antoine ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
50 / 500 | Rent for the year from 6/8/54 until 6/7/55
4 / 500 | The period from 8/2/55 to 9/20/55 for not filing a lawsuit against it
2 / 574 | From 9/21/55 to 10/28/55 ⟦...⟧
2 / 000 | The agreed amount supposed to be paid for the difference in the old rent monthly
100 / 000 | Rent for the year from 6/8/55 until the end of December 55 at a rate of ⟦...⟧
178 / 470 | The first installment of the new rent starting from 1/1/56 at a rate of ⟦...⟧ Dinars annually
40 / 000 | Fee for the lawsuit filed on 8/5/55 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ | Fee ⟦...⟧
Lawyer's fee
60/-
20/-
80/-
40/-
120/-
30/-
150/-
From the date the lawsuit was filed on ⟦150/744⟧
And it is supposed to ⟦pay⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦account⟧ ⟦the difference⟧
⟦for⟧ ⟦rent of⟧ ⟦the house⟧
From paying the lawyer's fee -/20 for ⟦spending⟧ ⟦the promise⟧
And the new rent remains -/120 for three months
40/- October
40/- ⟦Nov⟧
40/- ⟦Dec⟧
120/-
His Excellency the ⟦Chairman⟧ of the ⟦Leasing⟧ ⟦Committee⟧, Respected
I, the ⟦undersigned⟧, ⟦Mr.⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦requested⟧ ⟦the lease⟧ ⟦for the houses⟧ ⟦numbered⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦at an annual rent⟧ ⟦amounting to⟧ (84) Dinars since
1951, and after the legislation of the Rent and Lease Decree, the rent of
the mentioned house was fixed, so the annual rent became (75.600) Dinars, and the
situation continued in this manner until a dispute occurred between me and ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
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Dinar
20 Only twenty dinars and no more.
I have received from Mr. Salim, the accountant of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, the above-mentioned amount, which is twenty dinars, and that is ⟦for⟧
my fees in the lawsuit filed against Fatikhan Ali al-Ani, the tenant of the house numbered 277 / 6 / 9 Ras al-Qarya.
Lawyer Nuri Abdul Wahab
ADVOCATE
NOORI ABDUL WAHAB
SAMAWA'L STREET
TEL. { OFF. 4548 / RES. 98041
Baghdad
(Iraq)
Advocate
Noori Abdul Wahab
Samawal Street - Khan Sayoun Abboudi
Telephone { Office 4548 / Residence 98041
Baghdad on 21 / 4 / 1956
(Iraq)
My brother Mr. Salloum
Respected Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
After greetings.
Based on your request and with reference to the case regarding the house numbered 277 / 6 / 9 Ras al-Qarya, previously occupied
by Mr. Fatikhan Ali al-Hani, I present to you the following report -
| Dinars | Fils
Fees, stamps, and notification costs for a warning to the aforementioned | 1 | ...
Eviction lawsuit fee as per receipt | 2 | 268
Notification fee as per receipt | . | 100
Stamps for the eviction notice. | . | 100
Petty expenses for process servers and printing regarding notices and notifications. | 1 | 100
Our entitled fees for the case | 20 | ...
| 24 | 368
Since the aforementioned, in an attempt to resolve the matter with you amicably at the time, deposited with me an amount of -/63 Dinars
for accumulated rent for a period of ten months, of which I informed you at the time and remained in your safe as a deposit. After the
respected committee refused to reach a settlement with him, you returned the amount to me. Accordingly, the account is as follows -
The deposit held with me. | 63 | ...
Expenses as explained above. | 24 | 368
The amount due to you from me. | 38 | 632
Please accept my highest respect.
Sincerely
Magistrate Court
Case Number:
Lawsuit Record
Name and Surname | Occupation | Place of Residence
Benjamin Abdel Aali | Police Commissioner | Criminal Investigations
Presidency of the Jewish Community | ⟦line⟧ | Under the Tekkiyeh
<del>Plaintiff</del>
Objector
<del>Defendant</del>
Objectee
I was notified of the judgment in absentia issued by your esteemed court under case number 925
And I object to it because the mentioned judgment was prejudicial to my rights and contrary to the law, and because the objectee
is not justified in his claim for vacation due to my non-violation of the contract terms and for what I will explain during the pleading.
I request that the objectee be notified with a copy of this lawsuit, a day be set for trial, the
record of the contested decision be brought, the judgment in absentia be annulled, and he be charged with trial costs
and attorney fees.
Copy of the Lawsuit Record
Evidentiary Grounds: All methods of proof
It is certified that the lawsuit I submitted is as stated above and that I will prove it by the stated grounds and I will attend court at the hour
of the day ⟦line⟧ in the month ⟦line⟧ year ⟦line⟧ and the judge has explained to me the contents of Article Ten of the Law
And I have placed in this spot ⟦line⟧ on ⟦line⟧ year 19 ⟦line⟧
Objector
<del>Plaintiff</del>
Benjamin
Judge: Today 5 / 10 / 55
Date: 22 / 10 / 55
Clerk of the Record
To: ⟦line⟧ Residing at: ⟦line⟧
Your presence is required at the ⟦line⟧ court on the day specified in the lawsuit record
attached to it and sent by ⟦line⟧ and the trial will proceed in absentia in the event of your non-attendance.
Judge
Iraqi Government
Baghdad Conciliation Court
Lawsuit No.: 2
Number of papers: 55 / 945
Plaintiff: Fathallah bin Ali al-Safi, resident of the neighborhood of
Defendant: Izzat Tasha bin ⟦Akram⟧ residing in
Based on the lawsuit filed by ⟦...⟧ bin ⟦...⟧
Baghdad Conciliation Court on 24 year 1955 day ⟦...⟧ at 8 o'clock
Your presence is required in
Uruba, and if you do not attend in person or send a representative on your behalf, the trial will proceed against you in absentia
according to the procedures.
55
1955/2/16
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Magistrate's Court
File Number
Case Record
| Name and Surname | Occupation | Place of Residence
Plaintiff | Presidency of the Jewish Community | ⟦line⟧ | Baghdad. General representative Attorney Nuri Abdul Wahab
Defendant | Futaykhan Ali Al-Ani | ⟦line⟧ | Ras al-Qarya, Al-Mustansir Street 127/1/9
The defendant is the tenant of the house numbered 127/1/9 from my client the plaintiff according to the lease contract dated 12/12/1952
for a period of one year starting from 1 November 1952 until the end of October 1953, and it was renewed under the provisions
of the Real Estate Lease Decree and the reduction of the rent by 10%. Since the rent is paid monthly and in advance and he has not paid the monthly
rent from June 1954 until now, I therefore request a judgment against him for eviction and delivery of the house vacant of occupants to my client
and charging him with the trial costs and attorney fees, reserving the right to file a lawsuit for the fair rent of the house subject of the lawsuit starting
from June 1954 until the actual eviction, and with your help and respect.
Copy of Case Record
Evidence
Lease contract dated 12/12/1952 and all other legal evidence.
It is verified that the claim I stated is what is mentioned above and I will prove it with the reasons shown and I will attend the court at the hour of
the day in the month year and the judge explained to me the contents of the tenth article of the law and I placed in this spot
on year 19 Judge Plaintiff's attorney
Clerk of the record
To the resident
Your attendance is required at the court on the day specified in the case record form
attached to it and sent by and the trial will proceed in absentia if you do not attend.
The Judge
1955/2/15
Requested from Hamid Al-Aaraji Bookstore Baghdad - Al-Sarai Market
To the Honorable Secretary of the Administrative Committee
Please review the attached papers
The tenant of the house numbered 2/277 did not pay the advance
monthly installment amounting to 6/500 Dinars for the month
as per the agreement, and he sent the rent for the month of
July 1954, claiming that the rent for the month of June
had been spent on renovating the mentioned house, and I have
held the receipt of the mentioned month's installment pending your decision
Perhaps you may order an inspection of the house
mentioned and an appraisal of its new rent if it is
more than this, as we have the right to request an adjustment
Al-Hajj Saifouri Abdul Aziz
4/8
The committee approved this proposal
provided that the department's draftsman inspects
in the committee if he does not agree with it
at the same value
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7/8
Saleh
7/8
The Accountant
To the Honorable Property Committee
Based on the committee's decision, please conduct
an inspection of the house numbered ⟦2277⟧ located in
Ras al-Qarya neighborhood and determine its annual rental value.
Salih
The Accountant
5/7
Honorable Accountant,
After greetings:
We have conducted the inspection of the house mentioned above
and it appeared to us that the house is valued at one hundred and forty
dinars annually or more.
Property Committee
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Honorable Administrative Committee,
Your orders are on the second page, please review
the result of the inspection by the Property Committee.
Based on the approval of the Hebra Kadisha Association committee to refer
to His Excellency Mr. Nuri Abdul Wahab to file the lawsuit
and inform us of the result.
11/9
To the Honorable Secretary of the Local Committee
The house numbered 2277/2 mentioned in
the attached applicant's petition belongs to the endowments of the Chevra Kadisha Society
and is leased for a full year from 11/1/54 for an amount of 84/- Dinars
annually, of which 21/- Dinars was paid in cash at the time for two months, and the remainder
paid in monthly installments of 7/- Dinars for each month; this
and after the end of the mentioned year, he continued to pay monthly installments
in the amount of 6/200/- Dinars instead of 7/- Dinars
meaning after a 10% reduction
Submitted for your review, please -
The law is to be followed for its application
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To the Honorable Administrative Committee of the Israelite Community
What is presented to you:
I request the order to fill and repair the ⟦courtyard⟧ of the house numbered 277/9
located in the Ras al-Qarya neighborhood - Hospital Street - which collapsed
due to the seepage that occurred as a result of the flood.
The tenant of the aforementioned house
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Isaac Ali Levy
2 / 5 / 1954
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