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NY Mult Dwell L § 241 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 2 - Fire Protection 241 - Partitions; Fire-Stopping.

§  241. Partitions; fire-stopping. 1. In tenements erected after April   eighteenth, nineteen hundred  twelve,  wood  stud  apartment  partitions   which  are  directly  over  each  other shall run through the wood floor   beams and rest upon the plate  of  the  partition  below.  In  fireproof   tenements  erected  after  such  date all partitions shall rest directly   upon the fireproof floor construction and extend to the  fireproof  beam   filling  above.  Apartment partitions within the meaning of this section   are partitions crossing the floor beams at any angle and separating  one   apartment  from another or any part of an apartment from any public part   of the dwelling.2. In tenements  erected  after  April  eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred   twelve,  apartment  studding  shall  be  filled  in  solidly between the   uprights to the depth of the floor beams with incombustible materials.3. In non-fireproof tenements erected after  April  twelfth,  nineteen   hundred  one,  in every wall where wood furring is used, every course of   masonry from the under side to the top of any floor beams shall  project   a  distance  of  two inches or more beyond each face of the wall that is   not on the outside of the dwelling, so as to provide an  effective  fire   stop;  and  whenever floor beams run parallel to a wall and wood furring   is used, every such beam shall always be kept two inches away  from  the   wall,  and  the  space  between the beams and the wall shall be built up   solidly with brickwork from the underside to the top of the floor  beams   so as to form an effective fire stop.
NY Mult Dwell L § 242 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 2 - Fire Protection 242 - Cellar and Basement Stairs in Non-Fireproof Tenements.

§  242.  Cellar  and  basement  stairs  in non-fireproof tenements. 1.   Cellar stairs in non-fireproof tenements erected  after  April  twelfth,   nineteen  hundred  one,  which are occupied by three families or more on   any story or which are five stories or more in height, shall be governed   by the  provisions  of  section  one  hundred  fifty  for  non-fireproof   multiple  dwellings  erected  after  April  eighteenth, nineteen hundred   twenty-nine. In all other non-fireproof tenements  erected  after  April   twelfth,  nineteen  hundred  one,  any  stair leading to a cellar may be   located inside the building, provided  it  is  enclosed  with  fireproof   walls  and  is  provided with fireproof doors and assemblies at both the   top and bottom, with the doors self-closing.2. In old-law tenements exceeding a basement and three  other  stories   in height and provided with an inside cellar stair communicating between   the  entrance  story  and  a  cellar or lower story, the opening to such   stair if located underneath the main stair leading to the upper  stories   shall  be  enclosed  from  the  level  of  the  entrance story up to the   underside of the first flight of such main stairs. The  soffit  of  such   first  flight  of  main stairs and the partitions forming such enclosure   shall be fire-retarded or covered with  twenty-six  gauge  metal.    The   opening  to  such  enclosure shall be provided with a fireproof door and   assembly with the door self-closing.
NY Mult Dwell L § 243 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 2 - Fire Protection 243 - Cellar and Basement Stairs in Fireproof Tenements.

§ 243. Cellar and basement stairs in fireproof tenements. In fireproof   tenements  erected  after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twelve, the   cellar and basement stairs shall be located, arranged and constructed as   provided in section one hundred  six  for  fireproof  dwellings  erected   after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine.
NY Mult Dwell L § 244 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 2 - Fire Protection 244 - Spaces Under Stairs.

§  244.  Spaces under stairs. In non-fireproof tenements erected after   April twelfth, nineteen hundred one, no closet  of  any  kind  shall  be   constructed  or  maintained  under  any  stair leading from the entrance   story to the upper stories, and such space shall be kept  entirely  open   and clear of any encumbrance.
NY Mult Dwell L § 245 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 2 - Fire Protection 245 - Cellar Entrance.

§  245.  Cellar  entrance.  In  tenements erected after April twelfth,   nineteen hundred one, there shall be an entrance to the  cellar,  or  to   the  basement  or  other  lowest  story  if there be no cellar, from the   outside of the tenement.
NY Mult Dwell L § 250 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 3 - Sanitation 250 - Water-Closets.

§  250.  Water-closets.  Water-closet  compartments in tenements shall   comply with the applicable provisions of section seventy-six.
NY Mult Dwell L § 251 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 3 - Sanitation 251 - Vent Flues.

§   251.  Vent  flues.  Supplementary  water-closet  compartments  and   bathrooms in fireproof tenements shall  be  ventilated  and  lighted  in   accordance with the applicable provisions of section seventy-six.
NY Mult Dwell L § 252 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7 - Tenements Title 3 - Sanitation 252 - Privacy.

§  252.  Privacy.    In  every apartment of three or more rooms in any   tenement erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one, there  shall   be  access  to  every  living  room  and  bedroom  and  to  at least one   compartment  or  bathroom  containing  a  water-closet  without  passing   through any bedroom.
NY Mult Res L § 26 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 26 - Egress From Dwellings.

§  26. Egress from dwellings.  In every such dwelling three stories or   more in height there shall be from each story at least  two  independent   means  of  egress accessible to each apartment or suite. The first means   shall open into a public hall connected  with  a  stair  affording  safe   access  to  a  street,  or  to  a  yard,  court  or passageway affording   continuous, safe and unobstructed access to a street. The  second  means   shall  be  directly  to  a  fire-escape  or to an enclosed stair without   passing through the first means,  except  that  where  the  first  means   includes  an  interior  stair which is closed off at each floor level by   fire-retarded construction with a fireproof self-closing  door  therein,   the  second  means  may  be another such interior stair or a fire-escape   directly accessible on the same story from a public hall therein whether   or not such public hall is also a part of the first means provided  such   fire-escape  is  not  a  wire,  chain,  cable,  vertical  ladder or rope   fire-escape. In lieu of a second means of egress a sprinkler system  may   be installed in the public halls and stairs.Except  as required by the provisions of article four of this chapter,   the second means of egress shall not be required in a multiple  dwelling   of fireproof construction, six stories or less in height, erected before   July  first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-two,  if  the egress arrangements   thereof complied with requirements of law applicable  at  the  time  the   dwelling was erected.
NY Mult Res L § 27 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 27 - Fire-Escapes.

§  27. Fire-escapes.  Wire, chain, cable, combustible, vertical ladder   or rope fire-escapes shall not be accepted as a required or  alternative   means  of  egress  and, unless such fire-escapes are supplemental to the   means of egress required by section twenty-six, they  shall  be  removed   and  replaced  by  a  system of fire-escapes constructed and arranged as   provided in section one hundred thirty-three. All  fire-escapes  erected   on  or  after  July  first,  nineteen hundred fifty-three, to serve as a   second means of egress shall be in conformity  with  the  provisions  of   section  one  hundred  thirty-three.  It shall be unlawful to remove any   fire-escape without permission from the department. Such system shall be   installed, arranged and maintained  in  a  manner  satisfactory  to  the   department and in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
NY Mult Res L § 28 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 28 - Stairs and Entrance Halls.

§  28. Stairs and entrance halls. In every such dwelling three stories   or more in height the wood wainscoting and other  combustible  materials   on  the  wall  and  ceiling  surfaces  in all halls shall be removed and   replaced with incombustible or other fire-resistive materials.  In  lieu   of  such  removal,  a sprinkler system may be installed in such halls or   such wainscoting and the combustible surfaces may be treated or  covered   in a manner satisfactory to the department with a surface fire-retardant   approved  by  the  department. In such a dwelling, however, any entrance   door and every door opening into any entrance hall, stair hall, or other   public hall connected therewith, shall be self-closing.  Every  interior   sash,  or  opening other than a door, in the walls or partitions of such   halls and every window therein not opening to the  outer  air  shall  be   sealed with fire-resistive materials.
NY Mult Res L § 29 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 29 - Dumbwaiter Shafts.

§  29. Dumbwaiter shafts. In every such dwelling three stories or more   in height the doors of all dumbwaiter shafts shall be made  self-closing   and be covered on the shaft side with fire-resistive material.
NY Mult Res L § 30 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 30 - Cellar Ceilings.

§ 30. Cellar ceilings. In every such dwelling three stories or more in   height  the ceiling of the cellar, or of the lowest story if there be no   cellar, shall be fire-retarded, or be equipped with a sprinkler  system,   unless  such  ceiling  has already been plastered to the satisfaction of   the department.
NY Mult Res L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 31 - Inside Cellar Stairs.

§  31.  Inside cellar stairs. Every stair leading from a cellar to the   floor above in  all  old  multiple  dwellings  shall  be  enclosed  with   fire-retarded  partitions  and  shall  be  equipped with a fire-retarded   self-closing door located as the department may approve.
NY Mult Res L § 32 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 32 - Artificial Lighting.

§  32.  Artificial lighting. The owner shall provide a light or lights   in every public hall, stair and fire-stair on every floor so that  every   such space shall be lighted adequately.
NY Mult Res L § 40 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 40 - Repairs and Cleanliness.

§  40.  Repairs  and  cleanliness. All old multiple dwellings shall be   maintained in conformity with the  provisions  of  section  one  hundred   seventy-four.
NY Mult Res L § 41 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 41 - Water Supply.

§  41.  Water  supply.  Every  such dwelling shall be provided with an   adequate supply of water obtained from the public water system or from a   source approved by the public health officer having jurisdiction.
NY Mult Res L § 42 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 42 - Water Closet and Bath Accommodations.

§  42.  Water  closet  and  bath accommodations. Every water closet or   bathroom installed in such dwellings on or after  July  first,  nineteen   hundred  fifty-two,  and  in  dwellings converted on or after such date,   shall be in conformity  with  the  provisions  of  section  one  hundred   seventy-one.
NY Mult Res L § 43 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 3 - Old Multiple Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 43 - Plumbing and Drainage.

§  43.  Plumbing  and  drainage. Every such dwelling shall be provided   with facilities for  the  disposal  of  sewage,  waterborne  waste,  and   excreta,  and such facilities shall be connected with the public sewers,   if available and practicable; otherwise,  such  waste  matter  shall  be   disposed  of  in  a  manner approved by the public health officer having   jurisdiction.
NY Mult Res L § 52 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 52 - Public Halls and Stairs.

§ 52. Public halls and stairs. The walls and ceiling of every entrance   hall,  stair hall or other public hall, every hall or passage not within   an apartment or suite of rooms, every dumbwaiter, elevator,  and,  every   other  shaft,  including  stairs,  connecting  more  than two successive   stories, shall be sealed off from every other portion  of  the  dwelling   with fire-retarded materials, or, in lieu thereof, except in the case of   elevator  shafts,  shall be equipped with an automatic sprinkler system.   Except as provided in subdivision five of  section  fifty-five,  nothing   contained in this article shall be deemed to exempt an interior required   means  of  egress  from  the  enclosure  requirements  or  the equipment   provided for in this section.  A  fire-detecting  system  shall  not  be   acceptable for any of the requirements of this section.
NY Mult Res L § 53 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 53 - Storage Compartments.

§  53.  Storage  compartments.  There  shall be one or more completely   enclosed compartments for the storage of mattresses, furniture,  paints,   floor   wax,   linens,  brooms,  mops  and  other  such  inflammable  or   combustible paraphernalia incidental to the occupancy and maintenance of   the dwelling, and such paraphernalia shall be stored in no other portion   of such dwelling. Such compartments shall be completely protected by  an   automatic  sprinkler system or a fire-detecting system. Closets which do   not exceed one hundred square feet in floor area may  be  used  for  the   temporary  storage  of such paraphernalia, except mattresses, furniture,   paints  and  insecticides  containing  inflammable  materials  and   are   excluded  from  the  requirements  of  this  section. Where such storage   compartments  are  located  at  least  thirty  feet  distant  from  such   dwelling, no sprinklers or fire-detecting system shall be required.
NY Mult Res L § 54 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 54 - Kitchens and Pantries.

§  54.  Kitchens  and  pantries.  All  kitchens  and  pantries serving   restaurants or dining rooms in a non-fireproof transient dwelling  shall   be  equipped  with  an  automatic  sprinkler  system or a fire-detecting   system. Where such kitchens and pantries are  located  at  least  thirty   feet  distant  from such dwelling, no sprinkler or fire-detecting system   shall be required.
NY Mult Res L § 56 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 56 - Exit and Directional Signs.

§  56.  Exit  and  directional  signs.  Every means of egress shall be   indicated by a sign reading "EXIT" in red letters at least eight  inches   high  on  a  white  background,  or vice versa, illuminated at all times   during the day and night by a red light of at least twenty-five watts or   equivalent illumination.  Such light shall be maintained  in  a  keyless   socket.  On  all  stories  where  doors,  openings or passageways giving   access to any means of egress are not visible from all portions of  such   stories, directional signs shall be maintained in conspicuous locations,   indicating in red on a white background, or vice versa, the direction of   travel  to  the  nearest  means  of  egress.  At least one sign shall be   visible from the doorway of each room or suite of rooms. Existing  signs   and  illumination  may be accepted if, in the opinion of the department,   such existing signs and illumination serve the  intent  and  purpose  of   this  section.   Supplementary stairs, fire-stairs or fire-escapes which   do not lead to the entrance story or to a street or to a yard or  court,   leading  to  a  street,  shall  be clearly marked "NOT AN EXIT" in black   letters at least four inches high on a yellow  background,  and  at  the   termination  of  each such stair, fire-stair or fire-escape, there shall   be a directional sign indicating the nearest means of egress leading  to   a  street.  All signs shall be constructed, located and illuminated in a   manner satisfactory to the department.
NY Mult Res L § 56-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 56-A - Posting of Means of Egress in Hotels and Motels.

§ 56-a. Posting of means of egress in hotels and motels. On each floor   of  every  hotel  or motel having two or more stories where the rooms or   suites are connected by an interior hallway there  shall  be  posted  by   each  stairway,  elevator or other means of egress a printed scale floor   plan of the particular story, which shall  show  all  means  of  egress,   clearly  labeling  those to be used in case of fire. Such signs shall be   posted in other conspicuous areas throughout the  building.  Said  floor   plan  shall  be  no smaller than eight inches by ten inches and shall be   posted in such a manner that it cannot be readily removed.
NY Mult Res L § 57 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 57 - Vertical and Horizontal Openings.

§  57.  Vertical  and  horizontal  openings.  In  order to prevent the   vertical and horizontal spread of fire, smoke and gases,  it  shall,  in   addition to other applicable provisions of this article, be necessary to   comply with the requirements of this section.1.  All  doors opening from shafts, stair halls or stairs and the door   assemblies shall  be  fire-retarded  with  the  doors  self-closing  and   without  transoms  or  any other opening. Except in the case of elevator   shafts, such shafts, stair halls  or  stairs  may  be  protected  by  an   automatic sprinkler system in lieu of fire retarding.2.  All  other doors opening upon entrance halls or other public halls   or corridors in every part of the dwelling shall be self-closing, except   where such  dwelling  is  equipped  throughout  with  an  approved  type   automatic  sprinkler  or  fire-detecting system. It shall be unlawful to   attach to or maintain on or about any door required to  be  self-closing   any device which prevents the self-closing of such door.3.  Every existing interior glazed sash, window or opening, other than   a door, or a fireproof sash, window or opening glazed with  wire  glass,   in  any  partition  forming  required enclosures around stairs or shafts   shall be removed and the openings closed up and fire-retarded.
NY Mult Res L § 58 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 58 - Cellar Ceiling.

§ 58. Cellar ceiling. The ceiling of the cellar shall be fire-retarded   or  be  equipped  with a sprinkler system, or the entire cellar shall be   equipped with a fire-detecting system. Any room within the  dwelling  in   which  a  boiler  or furnace is used for generating heat or hot water to   service the dwelling shall be enclosed with fire-retarded partitions and   every door opening therefrom and its assembly shall  be  fireproof  with   the   door  self-closing.  The  ceiling  of  such  room  shall  also  be   fire-retarded or be equipped with a sprinkler system, or the room  shall   be equipped with a fire-detecting system.
NY Mult Res L § 59 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 59 - Ventilation for Shafts.

§  59.  Ventilation for shafts. 1. There shall be provided in the roof   directly over each stair, fire-stair, dumbwaiter,  elevator  or  similar   shaft  which  extends  to  or  within one story of a roof, a ventilating   metal skylight of the cross-sectional area of such shaft. Such  skylight   need  not, however, exceed twenty square feet in area. Where an existing   skylight is smaller than the  dimensions  or  area  prescribed  in  this   subdivision,  no  structural change shall be required, but a ventilating   metal skylight fitting  the  existing  opening  in  the  roof  shall  be   sufficient.  Every skylight shall be glazed with plain glass in the roof   of such skylight and shall be equipped with metal screens over and under   the skylight. In lieu of a skylight a window of the same area at the top   story shall be accepted.2.  Whenever  there  is a flooring of solid construction at the top of   any enclosed stair, fire-stair,  elevator  or  similar  shaft,  openings   shall  be left near the top of such shaft for ventilation. Such openings   shall provide  at  least  two  hundred  eighty-eight  square  inches  of   unobstructed  ventilation  and shall communicate directly with the outer   air, or be otherwise ventilated in accordance with the provisions of the   local building code.3. It  shall  be  unlawful  to  discharge  into  any  such  shaft  any   inflammable  or  volatile  gases, liquids or other thing or matter which   would endanger life.
NY Mult Res L § 60 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 60 - Bulkheads and Scuttles.

§  60.  Bulkheads  and  scuttles.  1.  There shall be a fire-resistive   bulkhead in the roof over, or connecting directly by means of  a  public   hall  with  the  highest portion of every stair extending to the highest   story below the main roof.  Stairs leading to such  bulkheads  shall  be   fire-retarded  as required for other public stairs and shall have at the   top fireproof doors and assemblies  with  the  doors  self-closing.  All   stairs to required bulkheads shall be provided with a guide or handrail.   A  scuttle so constructed as to be readily opened may be substituted for   a bulkhead in dwellings not exceeding three stories and  a  basement  in   height.  Such  scuttle  shall be at least twenty-one inches in width and   twenty-eight inches in length, covered on the  outside  with  metal  and   provided with a stationary iron or steel ladder leading thereto.2. When a dwelling has a pitched or sloping roof with a pitch or slope   of more than fifteen degrees, no bulkhead or scuttle, or stair or ladder   leading thereto shall be required.3.  A  bulkhead  door or scuttle shall never be locked with a key, but   may be fastened on the inside with movable  rustproof  bolts  or  hooks.   All key locks shall be removed.4.  Bulkheads  and  stairs  leading  thereto  existing  on July first,   nineteen hundred fifty-two, shall be permitted provided the stairs  have   such angle of ascent and treads of such dimensions as may be approved by   the department.