Rental acronyms
Apt contains AC with 3 BRs and 2 BAs. Uh, what?
When looking at online and offline classified ads for apartments and houses for rent, you come across numerous abbreviations. The authors of these ads use abbreviations to save money -- the less lines they take up in a classified ad, the less money the ad costs.
This is a list of all the abbreviations (w/ meanings) we've seen before. Seen something not on this list? Let us know.
| 24hr mtn | 24-hour maintenance | |
| AC (A/c) | Air conditioning | |
| Appls | Appliances | |
| Apt | Apartment | |
| BA | Bathroom | |
| BR | Bedroom | |
| Bsmt | Basement | |
| CAC | Central air conditioning | |
| DA | Dining area | |
| Det | Detatched | |
| Dk | Deck | |
| DR | Dining room | |
| Dw (D/w) | Dishwasher | |
| Eff | Efficiency | |
| FDR | Formal dining room | |
| FHA | Fair Housing Act | |
| FMR | Fair market rent | |
| FP | Floorplan | |
| Frplc | Fireplace | |
| G/d | Garbage disposal | |
| Gar | Garage | |
| Grmet kit | Gourmet kitchen | |
| H/A | Handicapped accessible | |
| H/W | Hardwood floors | |
| Hi ceil | High ceilings | |
| HQS | Housing quality standards | |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| HVAC | Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning | |
| LA | Living area | |
| LR | Living room | |
| MBR | Master bedroom | |
| MBTH | Master bathroom | |
| Neg | Negotiable | |
| Ofc | Office | |
| OSP | Off-street parking | |
| Pkg | Parking | |
| Pl | Swimming pool | |
| PM | Property manager | |
| Pvt | Private | |
| Renov | Renovated | |
| Rf | Roof | |
| Rm | Room | |
| SF | Single-family | |
| SFA | Single-family attached | |
| SFD | Single-family detatched | |
| SP | Swimming pool | |
| Sq. ft | Square feet | |
| SRO | Single room occupancy | |
| Stu | Studio (efficiency) | |
| TH | Townhouse | |
| TR | Tenant rent | |
| Vw (vu) | View | |
| W/A | Wheelchair accessible | |
| W/D | Washer/dryer | |
| W/d hkup | Washer/dryer hookup | |
| W/W | Wall-to-wall carpeting | |
| WIC | Walk-in closet | |
| Yd | Yard |