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) |