DHCR Decisions          EH 810238-RO                                  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.: DC430323RO                                                              Martin Lipkis Corp./                    RENT ADMINISTRATOR'S          Morlan Associates,                      DOCKET NO.: CE430015B                                  PETITIONER      PREMISES:                                                    1766 First Avenue                                                  New York, NY              ----------------------------------x            ORDER AND OPINION DENYING PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW               The above-named petitioner filed a timely petition for          administrative review (PAR) against an order of 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          the issues raised by the petition.               Various tenants commenced this proceeding on April 16, 1988 by          filing a complaint asserting that the owner had failed to maintain          various services in the subject building.               In an answer filed on June 21, 1988, the owner denied in          substance the allegations in the complaint and otherwise asserted          that services were being maintained and provided.               Thereafter,conducted by a DHCR staff member who confirmed that          the rear basement door was broken and was propped up with a metal          pipe; the basement had loose wires and debris.               By an order dated March 13, 1989,  the Administrator directed          the restoration of services and ordered a reduction of the          stabilized rent.               In the petition for administrative review,  the owner contends          in substance that the services were restored; that the remaining          defective conditions found by inspection were de minimisOn March 17, 1992, DHCR mailed a copy of the complaint to the          owner.          Thereafter, a physical inspection of the building was conducted on          October 26, 1992 by a DHCR staff member who confirmed that the          lighting in the public hallways was inadequate.          EH 810238-RO          By an order dated December 4, 1992, the Administrator directed the          restoration of services and ordered a rent reduction.          In the petition for administrative review, the owner contends in          substance that completed repairs were verified by DHCR on December          8, 1992 and that the complaining tenant no longer lives in the          building. The owner submitted no evidence to substantiate said date          of repairs or the tenant's non-residence in the building.          HB130108RO          On March 8, 1993, DHCR mailed a copy of the petition to the tenant.          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 petition does not establish any basis to revoke or          modify the Administrator's determination based on the October 26,          1992 inspection which con