DHCR Decisions
CH210060RO
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
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
APPEAL OF DOCKET NO.:
CH210060RO
CAPE MANAGEMENT CORP., RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S
DOCKET NO.:
BK210522S
PETITIONER
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ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
The above-named petitioner-owner filed a timely Petition for
Administrative Review (PAR) of an order issued concerning the
housing accommodation known as 4200 Avenue K, Apartment 3-D,
Brooklyn, New York.
The Commissioner has reviewed all the evidence in the record and
has carefully considered that portion of the record relevant to the
issues raised by the petition.
The tenant commenced the proceeding below by filing a complaint on
November 23, 1987, asserting that the owner had failed to maintain
certain services in the subject apartment.
The owner did not answer the complaint, although afforded an
opportunity to do so.
Thereafter an inspection of the subject apartment was conducted by
a Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) inspector on
June 17, 1988, who confirmed the existence of the following
defective conditions:
Intercom system is defective. There is no
sound from lobby to the subject's apartment.
The Rent Administrator directed restoration of these services and
further ordered a reduction of the stabilization rent.
In its petition for administrative review, the owner states, in
substance, that the intercom system was repaired.
The DHCR served a copy of the petition on the tenant on September
21, 1988.
After careful consideration, the Commissioner is of the opinion
that the petition should be denied.
The Administrator's order was properly based on a June 17, 1988 on-
site inspection which confirmed that the intercom system was
defective. Accordingly, the determination was in all respects
proper and is hereby sustained.
Pursuant to Section 2523.4 of the Rent Stabilization Code, DHCR is
required to order the rent reduction, upon application by the
tenant, where it is found that the owner has failed to maintain
required services. The owner's petition does not establish any
basis for modifying or revoking 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.
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 Rent Stabilization Law and Code
and the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974, 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
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