A proceeding is instituted in a local 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 act or this Subchapter. Such application shall be verified by the applicant and filed with the local rent administrator for the area 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 § 2107.1