DHCR Decisions          AI410093RO/CH420163RO                                  STATE OF NEW YORK                      DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL                            OFFICE OF RENT ADMINISTRATION                                     GERTZ PLAZA                               92-31 UNION HALL STREET                               JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11433          ----------------------------------x          IN THE MATTER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE     ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          APPEALS OF                              DOCKET NOS.: AI410093RO                                                               CH420163RO          ZVI GRUNBERG                            RENT                                                  ADMINISTRATOR'S DOCKET                                                  NO.: AG420002S                                  PETITIONER                      ----------------------------------x            ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW               The above referenced administrative appeals have been          consolidated as both contain common issues of law and fact.               The above named petitioner-owner filed two Petitions for          Administrative Review against an order of the Rent Administrator          issued August 22, 1986. The order concerned housing accommodations          known as Apt 8-B located at 19 West 55th Street, New York, N.Y.            The Administrator directed restoration of services and ordered a          $52.00 per month rent reduction based on the owner's failure to          maintain essential services.               The Commissioner has reviewed the record and carefully          considered that portion relevant to the issues raised by these          appeals.               The tenant commenced this proceeding on July 1, 1986 by filing          a Statement of Complaint of Decrease in Services wherein she          alleged, in sum, that the owner was not maintaining certain          essential services.               The owner was served with a copy of the complaint and afforded          an opportunity to respond. The owner did not file a response.                         The Administrator ordered a physical inspection of the subject          apartment.  The inspection was conducted on July 25, 1986 and          revealed the following:                    1.   Evidence of defective pilot light system,                    2.   Evidence of severely defective refrigerator which                         requires replacement.          AI410093RO/CH420163RO               The Administrator issued the order here under review on August          22, 1986 and ordered a $52.00 per month rent reduction based on the          inspector's report.               The Commissioner notes that the owner filed the administrative          appeal bearing Docket No. CH420163RO on August 25, 1988. The appeal          is identical to that filed in Docket No. AI410093RO. The order here          under review was issued on August 22, 1986.  Pursuant to Section          2208.2 of the Rent and Eviction Regulations, which states that          administrative appeals must be filed within 35 days of the date of          issuance of the Administrator's order, this appeal must be          dismissed as untimely.               In Docket No. AI410093RO the owner states that the tenant          refused to allow the owner access to the apartment on July 30, 1986          and August 11, 1986.  The owner further states that the tenant did          not wish her refrigerator replaced but merely requested replacement          of the freezer door. The owner states that the freezer door was          replaced on September 11, 1986 and, at the same time, the pilot          light was repaired.  The petition was served on the tenant.               The tenant filed a response on October 27, 1986 and stated          that the owner had restored services.                         After careful review of the evidence in the record, the          Commissioner is of the opinion that the petition should be denied.               The Commissioner notes that the owner did not file a response          to the complaint.  The scope of review in an administrative appeal          is limited to facts or evidence submitted to the Administrator          unless it can be shown that such facts or evidence could not have          been submitted.  The owner has not excused his default.            Furthermore, the owner submits no proof that the tenant refused          access to the apartment on the dates in question.  The tenant          specifically stated in the complaint that the refrigerator was          "almost totally out of order" .  The Administrator correctly issued          the order here under review based on the physical inspection          described above.  The order is, therefore, affirmed.               THEREFORE, pursuant to the Rent and Eviction Regulations for          New York City it is               ORDERED, that the administrative appeal bearing Docket NO.          CH420163RO be, and the same hereby is dismissed and it is further          AI410093RO/CH420163RO               ORDERED, that the administrative appeal bearing Docket No.          AI410093RO be, and the same hereby is, denied, and that the Rent          Administrator's order be, and the same hereby is, affirmed.  Based          on the tenant's statement that services have been restored the rent          is ordered restored effective the first rent payment date following          issuance of this order and opinion.          ISSUED:                                                                                                                         JOSEPH A. D'AGOSTA                                             Deputy Commissioner