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 NO. DC 220364-RO              LEON GOLDSTEIN                   DRO DOCKET NO.  AK  220176-FR           D/B/A SLOPE REALTY CO.,          :                              PETITIONER             --------------------------------------X                                                          ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW     On March 24, 1989 the above named petitioner-landlord filed  an  appeal     in accordance with the applicable provisions of the City Rent  Law  and     Regulations against an order issued  on  March  1,  1989  by  the  Rent     Administrator, Gertz Plaza, Jamaica, New York, concerning  the  housing     accommodations known as 252 12th Street, Brooklyn, New York.     The issue in this proceeding is whether Fuel  Cost  Adjustments  should     have been suspended for the calendar year 1986.     The Rent Administrator's order appealed herein suspended all fuel  cost     adjustments for the period January 1, 1986 through December 31, 1986.     This order was based upon a finding  that  the  owner  of  the  subject     building had previously obtained allowable fuel  cost  adjustments  and     failed to timely serve and  file  the  required  report  of  fuel  cost     decrease by reason of a decrease in the price of Brookl n  Union  "Non-     Interruptible" Gas during the calendar year 1985.     On appeal, the landlord states, in substance, that it  filed  the  1986     fuel cost adjustment and served it on all the affected tenants and gave     the tenants the applicable reduction and refund  in  1986  as  well  as     serving the Agency.     After a careful consideration of the  entire  evidence  of  record  the     Commissioner is of the opinion that the administrative appeal should be     denied.     9 NYCRR 2202.13 provides that where a landlord has obtained  fuel  cost     adjustments and then there is a finding of fuel price decrease,  within     60 days of the promulgation of the finding on fuel prices, the landlord     must serve and file a report of fuel price decrease.           DOCKET NO.:  DC 220365-RO     In early 1986, a finding was promulgated that  the  price  of  Brooklyn     Union "Non-Interruptible" Gas had declined during  1985.   The  subject     landlord was required to file and serve fuel cost decrease  reports  on     or before May 14, 1986.     A review of the records reveal that a "Landlord's Report, Certification     and Notice of Fuel Cost Adjustment Eligibility - 1986" was not received     by the Rent Office until July 15, 1986.     The  Commissioner  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  Rent  Administrator     correctly suspended Fuel Cost Adjustments for the calendar year 1986.     THEREFORE, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Rent and     Eviction Regulations for New York City, it is     ORDERED, that this administrative appeal be, and the  same  hereby  is,     denied, and that the order of the Rent Administrator be, and  the  same     hereby is, affirmed.     ISSUED:                                                                                                                                JOSEPH A. D'AGOSTA                                                Acting Deputy Commissioner