DHCR Decisions          DB610042RO                                  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.:                                                       DB610042RO                   PAUM SALES CORP.,                                                       RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S                                                       DOCKET NO.:                                   PETITIONER          CA610244S            ----------------------------------x                ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          On February 10, 1989, the above-named petitioner-owner filed a          Petition for Administrative Review (PAR) of an order issued on          January 17, 1989, by the Rent Administrator, concerning the housing          accommodation known as 4140 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, New York,          Apartment 2-A, wherein the Administrator determined that a reduc-          tion in rent was warranted based upon a reduction in services, and          directed a restoration of services.          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.          The issue herein is whether the Rent Administrator properly reduced          the rent of the subject apartment, based on a finding of reduced          services.                    On January 11, 1988, the tenant filed a complaint alleging that          there was a diminution of services in the subject apartment.          The owner filed an answer to the complaint alleging that all          required repairs were made.          A Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) inspection con-          ducted on October 24, 1988, revealed that:               1.   The apartment doorbell is not working.               2.   The bedroom radiator cut-off valve is defec-                    tive.            DB610042RO          On appeal, the petitioner-owner asserted, in pertinent part, that          all required repairs were made.          The petition was served on the tenant on March 23, 1989, and on          April  12, 1989, the tenant filed an answer to the petition stating          that the owner failed to make all the repairs and that those re-          pairs that were done were not made in a timely manner.          After a careful consideration of the entire evidence of record, the          Commissioner is of the opinion that the administrative appeal          should be denied.          Pursuant to Section 2523.4(a) of the Rent Stabilization Code, a          tenant may apply to the Division of Housing and Community Renewal          (DHCR) for reduction of the legal regulated rent to the level in          effect prior to the most recent guidelines adjustment, and the DHCR          shall so reduce the rent for the period for which it is found that          the owner has failed to maintain required services.          Required services are defined in Section 2520.6(r) to include          repairs and maintenance.          The Commissioner finds that the Administrator properly based his          determination on the entire record, including the results of the          on-site physical inspection conducted on October 24, 1988, and that          pursuant to Section 2523.4(a) of the Code, the Administrator was          mandated to reduce the rent upon determining that the owner had          failed to maintain services.          The rent will be restored only when an owner's application to          restore the rent is filed and granted.  The owner is advised to          file such an application if the facts so warrant.          The automatic stay of the retroactive rent abatement that resulted          by the filing of this petition is vacated upon issuance of this          Order and Opinion.          THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions of the Rent Stabiliza-          tion Law and Code,it is          DB610042RO          ORDERED, that this petition be, and the same hereby is, denied, and          that the Administrator's order be, and the same hereby is,          affirmed.                    ISSUED:                                                                                                                                                                               LULA M. ANDERSON                                                         Deputy Commissioner