Opinion
3316.
Decided April 6, 2004.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Diane Lebedeff, J.), entered October 26, 2000, which denied petitioner landlord's application to annul respondent DHCR's determination fixing the fair market rent of the subject apartment, and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Geoffrey A. Mason, for Petitioners-Appellants.
Patrice Huss, for Respondent-Respondent.
Before: Tom, J.P., Saxe, Ellerin, Lerner, Gonzalez, JJ.
The determination is rationally supported by the rent history of other apartments in the subject building that are in the same line and otherwise comparable to the subject apartment. The rental history of apartments in different lines was rationally rejected on the basis of DHCR records showing that such apartments consist of three rooms, not two as in the case of the subject apartment ( see Matter of Axelrod Mgt. Co. v. CAB, 95 A.D.2d 691). No due process issues are raised by the fact that DHCR did not give petitioner notice that it would be relying on its own records and not making any inspections ( cf. Matter of Franco v. DHCR, 251 A.D.2d 140, lv denied 92 N.Y.2d 818). In any event, even if the subject apartment were three rooms, petitioner fails to show ( see Matter of Ullman Estates v. CAB, 97 A.D.2d 296, affd 62 N.Y.2d 758) that its other characteristics, including, in particular, square footage, are comparable to that of the three-room apartments in different lines ( cf. Matter of Parcel 242 Realty v. DHCR, 215 A.D.2d 132, 134, lv denied 86 N.Y.2d 706). DHCR also rationally rejected petitioner's appraisal report listing as comparables apartments that are not in the same area as the subject apartment (Rent Stabilization Law [Administrative Code of City of NY] § 26-513[b][1]). We have considered and rejected petitioner's other arguments.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.