DHCR Decisions          CA410181RT                                  STATE OF NEW YORK                      DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL                            OFFICE OF RENT ADMINISTRATION                                     GERTZ PLAZA                               92-31 UNION HALL STREET                                  JAMAICA, NY 11433          ------------------------------------x          IN THE MATTER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE          ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          APPEAL OF                                    DOCKET NO.: CA410181RT                    Ruth E. Gamble,                                                       RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S                                                       DOCKET NO.: AK520045OR                                   PETITIONER          ------------------------------------x            ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          On January 6, 1988, the above-named petitioner-tenant timely          refiled a petition for administrative review of an order issued on          October 1, 1987, by the Rent Administrator, concerning the housing          accommodation known as 543 West 144th Street, Apt. 8, New York,            New York, wherein the Administrator granted the owner's rent          restoration application based on the tenant's failure to keep          scheduled inspection appointments.                      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 commenced by the filing of an application to          restore rent dated October 25, 1986.  Thereafter, on May 5, 1987          and June 11, 1987, on notice to the tenant, inspections were          scheduled.  On both occasions, the tenant failed to keep the          appointment, resulting in the Administrator's order of October 1,          1987 restoring the rent.          In the PAR, the tenant contends that she has not had a rent          decrease, only increases; that the current owner purchased the          building on or about 1984; that she was not advised of a rent          increase; and that on other occasions other tenants have let          inspectors into her apartment.          After careful consideration, the Commissioner is of the opinion          that the petition should be denied.          It was proper for the Administrator to restore the rent based on          the report of its inspector which asserted that the tenant had          CA410181RT          failed to keep two inspection appointments.  The tenant's petition          does not make clear her objections to the order and, therefore,          does not establish any basis for modifying or revoking the          Administrator's order.          THEREFORE, in accordance with the City Rent Stabilization Law and          the Rent and Eviction Regulations, 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