DHCR Decisions                                 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          APPEAL OF                               ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW                                                  DOCKET NOS:BE110321RO               Penzance Associates                D.R.O. DOCKET NO:                                                  ZQ-003772R                                   PETITIONERS          --------------------------------------x                    ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          On May 6, 1987  above  named  petitioner  filed  a  Petition  for          Administrative Review against an order issued on April  13,  1987          by  the   Administrator,   (Gertz   Plaza)   concerning   housing          accommodations known as  Apartment  4E,  43-46  118  Street,  Kew          Gardens, New York, wherein the Administrator determined the  fair          market rent pursuant to the special fair market rent guideline.          The Commissioner has reviewed all of the evidence in  the  record          and has carefully considered that portion of the record  relevant          to the issue raised by the administrative appeal.          This  proceeding  was  originally  commenced  by  the  filing  on          September 9, 1985 a complaint of rent  overcharges,  wherein  the          tenant  stated  that  she  executed  a  one  year  vacancy  lease          vacancy lease effective May 1, 1985 at a rental  of  $536.00  per          month; that the maximum allowable rent for the apartment prior to          his tenancy was $298.85; and that the  rental  charged  for  said          vacancy lease is excessive.          In response, the owner stated, in  substance,  that  the  subject          tenant is the first tenant under  rent  stabilization  since  the          previous tenant was rent controlled; that the maximum  base  rent          for the subject  apartment  was  $311.67;  and  that  the  rental          charged was based on a fair market value utilizing the comparable          rent prevailing in the same area.          On July 9, 1986, the owner was  served  with  notices  requesting          additional  information  including  comparability  data  for  the          subject apartment.  The owner failed to do so.          The Rent Administrator's order, appealed herein  established  the          fair market rent for the subject apartment at $387.82  per  month          Docket No. BE110321RO         - 2 -          based on the special fair market rent guideline order number  16.          The  owner was directed to refund to the tenant  excess  rent  in          the total amount of $3671.88, including excess security.            In this petition, the owner fails  to  set  forth  any  legal  or          factual objection to the Administrator's order.          On June 3, 1991, a notice was  mailed  to  the  owner  requesting          that it set forth objections to the order being  appealed  within          20 days but the owner failed to respond.          Accordingly the Commissioner is of the opinion that there  is  no          further issues to be determined  herein  and  thus  the  petition          should be denied.          Therefore, in accordance with  the  Rent  Stabilization  Law  and          code, it is          Ordered, that this petition be, and the same hereby  is,  denied;          and that the Rent Administrator's order be, and the  same  hereby          is affirmed.          Issued:                                                       Joseph A. D'Agosta                                             Deputy Commissioner