NYS DHCR Office of Rent Administration, Major Capital Improvement (OM) PAR Orders and Opinions (April-June 2026)

The petitioner's claim that the Administrator·s order is so vague as to be a violation of SAPA is also
without merit. The claim that the Administrator's order is "mathematically inconsistent" because the
sum of the disallowed items stated on page I does not match the difference between the claimed costs
and the approved costs shown on page 2 is without basis. A review of the record shows that there
were no mathematical errors by the Administrator in calculating the approved_ costs for each of the
relevant items of work, and the approved costs as stated on page 2 are accurate based on the data
contained in the i1i"voices submitted by the owner and on the Reasonable Cost Schedule which was in
effect at the time. It is noted that the statements contained in Section I of an MCI administrative order
are for informational purposes only and are not intended to serve as mathematical summations of
disallowed costs, while Section. III of the order' sets forth the actual amounts of approved costs based
on the evidence contained in the record and established DHCR policies.