Abbreviation Key
New York Landlord v. Tenant uses the following abbreviations for various New York courts, agencies, legal publications, and technical terms:
Abbreviation
Description
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
App. Div.
Appellate Division, Supreme Court (appeals)
App. T.
Appellate Term, Supreme Court (appeals)
Civ. Ct.
NYC Civil Court (trials)
Ct. App.
NYS Court of Appeals (highest court in state)
DEP
NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection
DHCR
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal
DOB
NYC Dept. of Buildings
DOF
NYC Dept. of Finance
DOHMH
NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
DOS
NYC Dept. of Sanitation
DRA
DHCR District Rent Administrator
DSS
NYC Dept. of Social Services
DTF
NYS Dept. of Taxation & Finance
ECB
NYC Environmental Control Board
ETPA
Emergency Tenant Protection Act
HPD
NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development
MBR
Maximum Base Rent
MCI
Major Capital Improvement
MCR
Maximum Collectible Rent
NYCHA
NYC Housing Authority
NYLJ
New York Law Journal
NYS2d
New York Supplement, 2nd Series, legal reporter
PAR
Petition for Administrative Review
SRO
Single Room Occupancy
Sup. Ct.
NYS Supreme Court (trials)
