Abbreviations
½ bath: Toilet and sink only
a/c: Air-conditioned
appl: Appliances
avail: Available
balc: Balcony
bb: Baseboard heat
br: Bedroom
bkyd: Backyard
bldg: Building
brk: Brick
bsmt: Basement
d/d: Dishwasher and Disposal
d/w: Dishwasher
da: Dining Area
den: Room without closets
dr: Dining Room
dup: Duplex, a two-floor apartment/unit
dep: Deposit
eff: Studio apartment (sometimes called an efficiency unit)
eik: Eat-in-kitchen: a kitchen large enough to hold a table and chairs.
elec: Electricity
elev: Elevator
fmr: First month’s rent
flr: Floor
fp: Fireplace
furn: Furnished
hw: Hardwood Floors
hse: House
ht, htd: Heated
imm occ: Immediate Occupancy
inc: Includes or Including
landlord: A person who owns the apartment and to whom rent is paid
lease: A legal document signed by both landlord and tenant specifying details of tenancy
lg: Large
lnd, lndr: Laundry
loft: Open floor plan, often adaptive reuse building
lr: Living Room
lmr: Last month’s rent
mo: Monthly
mod: Modern
no fee: No charge by a real estate agent or broker
no pts: No pets
non-smo: A person who does not smoke cigarettes, cigars, etc.
nr: Near
nwly ren: Newly Renovated
owner: Owner manages the building
owner/occ: Owner occupied: the owner lives in the building
prof: Professional
pvt bath: Private Bathroom
pvt rm: Private room
ref: Refrigerator
refs reqd: References required
ren: Renovated
rm: Room
sec: Security Deposit
sf: Square Feet
svc: Service
sl alcov: Sleeping alcove: an area large enough for a bed, not a separate room
studio: One-room apartment with a separate bathroom
split: 1 bedroom split, considered a 2 bedroom without a living room (or could be used as a 1 bedroom with living room)
sublet: An arrangement whereby a legal tenant of an apartment rents to someone else.
T: Near public transportation.
tenant: A person who rents an apartment from the landlord
twnhse: Townhouse style, several floors
util incl: Utilities are included in the monthly rent
util: Utilities (gas and electricity)
w/d: Washer/Dryer
w/w: Wall to wall carpeting
yd: Yard