CF410304RO                                  

                                    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




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          IN THE MATTER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE     ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
          APPEAL OF                               DOCKET NO.:              
CF410304RO             
                     HOWARD KAYE
                         FOR 
                   IRON ASSOCIATES,               RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S
                                                  DOCKET NO.:
                                   PETITIONER     BK410569S 
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            ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
                                          

          The above-named petitioner-owner filed a petition for administra- 
          tive review (PAR) of an order issued on June 2, 1988, concerning 
          the housing accommodation known as 202 West 84th Street, Apartment 
          3-W, New York, New York, wherein the Administrator determined that 
          certain conditions in the tenant's apartment constituted a serv- 
          ices decrease.

          The Commissioner has reviewed all the evidence in the record and 
          has carefully considered that portion of the record relevant to the 
          issues raised by the petition.

          The tenant commenced the proceedings by filing a complaint assert- 
          ing that the owner had failed to maintain certain services in the 
          subject apartment.  Therein, the tenant also stated, among other 
          things, that he moved into the apartment in October 1977, but that 
          the apartment was regulated under rent control.  A copy of the 
          tenant's complaint was served on the owner.

          Thereafter, an inspection of the subject apartment was conducted by 
          a Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) inspector who 
          confirmed the existence of defective conditions, in that the 
          kitchen window had loose panes and a broken bottom sash.

          The Rent Administrator directed restoration of these services and, 
          further, ordered a rent reduction under rent control provisions.














          CF410304RO                                  



          In the petition for administrative review, the owner states that 
          all repairs have been completed.  No errors of law or fact are 
          alleged.

          The DHCR served a copy of the petition on the tenant.

          After careful consideration, the Commissioner is of the opinion 
          that the petition should be denied.

          Pursuant to Section 2523.4 of the Rent Stabilization Code, DHCR is 
          required to order a rent reduction where it is found that an owner 
          has failed to maintain required services.  Section 2202.16 of the 
          Rent and Eviction Regulations contains similar provisions.

          The owner's petition does not establish any basis for revoking the 
          Administrator's order, which determined that the owner was not 
          maintaining services based on a physical inspection confirming the 
          existence of defective conditions in the subject apartment for 
          which a rent reduction is warranted.

          The owner alleges that the defective conditions have been cor- 
          rected.  If the conditions were corrected prior to the issuance of 
          the order under review, the owner offered no evidence to substan- 
          tiate the allegation before the Administrator.  If the conditions 
          were corrected after the issuance date, the determination was 
          proper.

          The owner may file a rent restoration application if the facts so 
          warrant.

           
          THEREFORE, in accordance with the Rent Stabilization Law and Code, 
          and the Rent and Eviction Regulations for New York City, 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
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