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.:                                                  FF210183RO                                                                                                                                  Elso Realty Co.,                        RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S                                                  DOCKET NO.:                                                  FA210393S                                                  PREMISES: Apt. E1                                                  245 Hawthorne St.                              PETITIONER          Brooklyn, NY                                        ----------------------------------x            ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW          The above-named owner filed a timely petition for administrative          review against an order issued by the Rent Administrator reducing          the rent and directing restoration of services based on a finding          of failure to maintain services.          The Commissioner has reviewed all the evidence in the record and          has carefully considered that portion of the record relevant to          issues raised by the petition.          The tenant commenced this proceeding by filing a complaint          asserting that the owner had failed to maintain certain services in          the subject apartment.          In answer, the owner asserted in substance that all required          repairs had been completed.          Thereafter, an inspection of the subject apartment was conducted on          May 21, 1991 by a DHCR staff member who confirmed the existence of          defective conditions.          On June 11, 1991, the Administrator directed the restoration of          services and ordered a rent reduction.          In the petition for administrative review, the owner contends in          substance that repairs were done, submitting inter alia copies of          work orders dated subsequent to the issuance of the order appealed          from.          FF210183RO          In answer, the tenant asserted that defective conditions still          exist.          After careful consideration, the Commissioner is of the opinion          that the petition should be denied.          Pursuant to Section 2523.4 of the Rent Stabilization Code, DHCR is          authorized to order a rent reduction, upon application by a tenant,          where it is found that an owner has failed to maintain required          services. The owner's petition does not establish any basis to          modify or revoke the Administrator's order which determined that          the owner was not maintaining required services based on a physical          inspection confirming the existence of defective conditions in the          subject apartment for which a rent reduction is warranted.          The owner may file a rent restoration application if the facts so          warrant.          THEREFORE, in accordance with the Rent Stabilization Law and Code          and Operational Bulletin 84-1,  it is          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:                                                                                                                                                                  JOSEPH A. D'AGOSTA                                                  Deputy Commissioner