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 :  ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          APPEAL OF                              DOCKET NO.: CA230350RO                                              :                                                   RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S             GENOWEFA BORYSEWICZ                 DOCKET NO.: AD230250OM                                PETITIONER    :          ------------------------------------X                                        ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          The above named petitioner-owner filed a Petition for          Administrative Review against an order issued on November 5, 1987          by the Rent Administrator, (Gertz Plaza) concerning the housing          accommodations known as 149 Norman Avenue, Brooklyn, New York,          various apartments, wherein the Administrator denied the owner's          major capital improvement (MCI) rent increase application because          the owner had failed to properly substantiate the claimed cost of          the installation.          On appeal, the petitioner-owner contends, in substance, that the          rent increase should be granted as all payments were made to the          contractor.  In support of its petition, the owner submits copies          of two cancelled checks totalling $1550.00, and a statement from          the contractor.          After careful consideration of the entire record, the Commissioner          is of the opinion that this petition should be denied.          The evidence of record in the instant case discloses that evidence          submitted by the owner on appeal completely contradicts the          evidence submitted to the Rent Administrator in the original          proceeding.          In the proceeding before the Administrator, the owner submitted a          payment schedule consisting of seven payments dated from March 18,          1986 through April 10, 1986, with each payment being signed off by          the contractor; and an affidavit from the contractor stating that          he "received all cash for the work done" to the subject premises.            However, on appeal the owner submits two cancelled checks, one of          which post-dates the payment schedule, the contractor's          certification and the MCI application.  Furhtermore, these checks          (which were submitted for the first time on appeal) do not specify          the address of the subject premises and/or the MCI installation.          The Commissioner rejects as disingenuous the contractor's affidavit          submitted on appeal wherein he stated that his use of the term,          "cash", was being misunderstood.           ADMIN. REVIEW DOCKET NO.: CA230350RT          Based on the foregoing, it is found that the Administrator's order          is correct and should be affirmed.          THEREFORE, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Rent          Stabilization Law and Code, the Rent and Eviction Regulations for          the City of New York, and Operational Bulletin 84-1, it is          ORDERED, that this administrative appeal be, and the same hereby is          denied; and that the Administrator's order be, and the same hereby          is, affirmed.          ISSUED:                                                                                                                       JOSEPH A. D'AGOSTA                                               Deputy Commissioner