A proceeding is instituted in a district rent office by a landlord or a tenant with the filing of an application for adjustment of rent, for a certificate of eviction, or for other relief provided by the Rent Law or these regulations. Such application shall be verified by the applicant and filed with the district rent administrator for the district within which the housing accommodation is located, upon the appropriate form issued by the administrator in accordance with the instructions contained in such forms.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 2207.1