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. DB110027RO           Jonathan Woodner Co.,                                              DISTRICT RENT OFFICE                                              DOCKET NO.19965                                                                             PETITIONER     PREMISES: 43-32 Kissena      ------------------------------------X   Blvd. Apt. 1L                                              Flushing, New York                     ORDER AND OPINION TERMINATING PROCEEDING      The above-named petitioner filed a Petition for Administrative Review of        an order issued by the Tenant objection Unit concerning the tenant's      objection to the room court registered by the owner on the initial      apartment registration statement.      The Rent Stabilization Law and Code do not contain any provisions      pursuant to which a successful challenge to the size/room count of a      housing accommodation would constitute, by itself, a basis for a finding      of overcharge or other rental violation.      Under the Rent Stabilization Code, the rent charged for a housing      accommodation may be affected by the size/number of rooms of such      accommodation only when there are Major Capital Improvement (MCI) rent      increases issued by DHCR computed on a per room basis.      Accordingly, any challenge to the room count of a housing accommodation      will only be addressed during such proceedings where it would directly      affect the computation of the rent increase.      Accordingly, the Commissioner is of the opinion that it is unnecessary      to decide the issue raised in this appeal.      This proceeding, therefore, is terminated without prejudice to the      tenant raising the issue as part of a pending or future MCI proceeding      in which the tenant wishes to challenge the number of rooms assigned to      the apartment for purpose of allocating the MCI.      DB110027RO      THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions of the Rent Stabilization      Law and Code, it is      ORDERED, that this proceeding be, and the same hereby is, terminated.      ISSUED:                                                                                                                              JOSEPH A. D'AGOSTA                                                      DEPUTY COMMISSIONER