Sylarn Realty Corp. v. Herman

William 0. Hecht, Jb., J.

Petitioner seeks to review a regulation adopted by the State Rent Administrator and directing that the hearing be conducted on petitioner’s claim of hotel status.

This application arises as a result of a rent reduction proceeding brought by 21 tenants who reside in petitioner’s 8-story building, which contains 132 rental units. The local rent office inspector describes the structure as a former apartment building converted to single-room occupancy.

The tenants complained of deteriorated services, and petitioner resisted the claim for reduction of rént on the ground that…