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NY Mult Dwell L § 172 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 172 - Yards and Courts.

§  172.  Yards  and  courts. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two,   there shall be a yard thirteen feet or more in depth across  the  entire   lot  in  the  rear  of every converted dwelling, or an outer court three   feet or more in width which alone or with any open space at the rear  of   the dwelling equals the required area of such a yard.2.  On  a  corner  lot there shall be a yard ten feet or more in depth   across the entire lot. Such yard shall be thirteen feet or more in depth   for any part of the yard which is more than sixty  feet  from  any  side   street  bounding  such  lot. The provisions of this subdivision need not   apply to a dwelling situated on a corner lot if (a) the required windows   of all living rooms in such a dwelling open directly upon a  street  (b)   the  height  and bulk of the dwelling are not increased and (c) the bulk   of the dwelling above the first story is not increased.3. The bottom of a yard may be as high as but  not  above  the  second   tier of beams, provided the first story is used exclusively for business   purposes  and  there  is no living room in or below the first story; and   provided also that whenever any means of egress from the  upper  stories   opens  into  such  yard, a portion of the yard ten feet or more in depth   and open from the ground up shall be  maintained  at  the  rear  of  any   extension of the dwelling.4.  In  the  rear  of  every  converted  dwelling  on  a corner lot an   extension of the dwelling over the yard may be built up  to  the  second   tier  of  beams,  provided such extension does not obstruct any required   means of egress from the upper stories.5. Except as provided in subdivisions three  and  four,  the  required   yard  or  court and unoccupied space shall be open and unobstructed from   the ground up.6. The restrictions of this section and those of subdivisions one  and   two  of  section  one  hundred  seventy-one in regard to bulk and volume   shall not apply to extensions erected before April thirteenth,  nineteen   hundred  forty,  in  conformity  with  the  provision  of a local zoning   resolution which restricted bulk and volume.7. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to permit extensions in the   yards or courts of any converted dwelling,  or  to  permit  business  or   commercial  uses therein, which may be contrary to any local zoning law,   ordinance or regulation.
NY Mult Dwell L § 174 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 174 - Size of Rooms.

§  174.  Size  of  rooms. Every living room shall contain five hundred   fifty cubic feet or more of air, shall be at least six feet wide at  its   narrowest  part  and  shall  have a minimum height of seven feet if such   room is in the basement, of seven feet at all points more than six  feet   from the front of such room if it is on the top story, and of eight feet   if  on  any other story, except that whenever a basement conforms to the   provisions of subdivision four of section one hundred seventy-seven  the   living  rooms  in  such  basement  may have a minimum height of six feet   eight inches from  the  finished  floor  to  the  bottom  of  any  beams   projecting below the level of the finished basement ceiling and of seven   feet to the ceiling between such beams.
NY Mult Dwell L § 175 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 175 - Alcoves.

§  175.  Alcoves.  1.  Every  alcove, except a cooking space or foyer,   shall be deemed a  living  room  and  shall  open  into  an  immediately   adjoining  living  room  which opens directly on a yard or street and in   buildings not over two stories in height,  such  living  room  may  open   directly  on  an  outer  court or on a court, not less than four feet in   width, extending from street to yard. Such an alcove shall be separately   lighted and ventilated, and of such size as provided  for  other  living   rooms,  unless it has an opening at least thirty-two and one-half square   feet or more in area opening into a living room immediately adjoining.2. No part of any room shall be enclosed or subdivided  at  any  time,   wholly or in part, by a curtain, portiere, fixed or movable partition or   any  other  device  unless each enclosed or subdivided part meets all of   the requirements for a separate living room or a lawful alcove.
NY Mult Dwell L § 176 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 176 - Cooking Spaces.

§  176.  Cooking  spaces.  If space exists or is provided for cooking,   such space shall comply with the provisions of section thirty-three.
NY Mult Dwell L § 177 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 177 - Rooms in Basements and Cellars.

§  177. Rooms in basements and cellars. 1. No room in any cellar shall be occupied for living purposes, except as provided in  subdivision  six of section thirty-four or in subdivision three of this section.   2. A room occupied for living purposes in a basement shall comply with the  requirements  of sections one hundred seventy-three and one hundred seventy-four except as provided in subdivision four of this section.   3. Where more than sixty per centum of the height of a cellar is below the level of the curb on which a dwelling faces, but the floor  of  such cellar  is  approximately at the level of the yard thereof and such yard is not less than thirty feet in depth at every point, the department may permit the use of such cellar for living purposes if it shall deem  such cellar adequately lighted and ventilated and habitable.  When permission is granted such a cellar shall be deemed a basement.   4.  The  basement  of  a  converted  dwelling  may  be used for living purposes without meeting the requirements of subdivisions one and two of section one hundred seventy-three  if  such  dwelling  meets  the  other applicable  requirements  of such section and of this chapter, including the following:   a. Such a dwelling shall  not  exceed  three  stories,  including  the basement, in height.   b.  It  shall  be  occupied  by not more than one family on any story, including the basement. For the purposes of this  subdivision  a  family shall not be deemed to include any boarders, lodgers or roomers.   c.  It  shall  have  at  least  one  court  two  feet or more in width extending across the entire depth of the lot  from  the  street  to  the yard.   d. The department shall deem the basement to be adequately lighted and ventilated, free of any dampness, sanitary and habitable.   e.  There  shall  be  a  separate  water-closet compartment within the basement apartment conforming to the provisions of section two hundred.   f. Such dwelling shall not be required  to  comply  with  section  one hundred  eighty-seven if a scuttle is provided conforming to section one hundred eighty-eight.  (g) This subdivision is applicable only to buildings noted, classified or recorded as such converted  dwellings  in  the  department  prior  to January first, nineteen hundred sixty-six.   5.  Notwithstanding  any  provisions of this section or of subdivision five of section three hundred, an apartment or room in  a  cellar  which was  occupied for living purposes at any time on or after October first, nineteen hundred fifty-two may thereafter continue to  be  occupied  for such   purposes  until  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven  in accordance with the conditions imposed by subdivision  five  of  section two hundred sixteen.
NY Mult Dwell L § 178 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 178 - Lighting and Ventilation of Stairs.

§  178. Lighting and ventilation of stairs. Where the stair and public   halls are not provided on each story with windows opening to  a  street,   yard  or  court,  a  skylight  equipped with ridge ventilators having an   opening of forty square inches or more shall be  provided  in  the  roof   over  the  stair,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  paragraph  g  of   subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one. The glazed roof of   such skylight shall not be less in area than nine square feet  nor  less   than two feet in its least dimension, provided the ventilating and glass   areas in such skylight are not less than herein required; except that in   dwellings   converted   before   April   eighteenth,   nineteen  hundred   twenty-nine, where a skylight smaller than  such  prescribed  dimensions   was  in  existence on such date, no structural change shall be required,   but a ventilating skylight fitting the existing skylight opening in  the   roof beams shall be deemed sufficient.
NY Mult Dwell L § 179 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 1 - Light and Air 179 - Privacy.

§  179.  Privacy.  In  every apartment of three or more rooms in every   class A converted dwelling there shall be access to  every  living  room   without  passing  through  any bedroom, and to at least one water-closet   compartment within the apartment  from  every  bedroom  without  passing   through any other bedroom.
NY Mult Dwell L § 185 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 185 - Cellar Ceilings.

§  185.  Cellar  ceilings.  1.  Except  as  provided in paragraph g of   subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one, the ceiling of the   cellar, or of  the  lowest  story  if  there  be  no  cellar,  shall  be   fire-retarded  unless  such  dwelling is three stories or less in height   and the ceiling has already been plastered in a manner  satisfactory  to   the department.2.  In  lieu  of  the requirements set forth in subdivision 1. hereof,   buildings existing  November  first,  nineteen  hundred  forty-nine,  in   cities having a population between five hundred thousand and one million   having  three  stories or less in height and containing no more than six   families or eight roomers or lodgers, with no  human  occupancy  in  the   cellar or basement may comply by:I.  providing  two means of egress to any area of the third floor used   for human occupancy; andII. providing approved safety controls on all fuel burning devices  in   basement or cellar; andIII.  fire-stopping  of  all openings in cellar or basement ceiling or   openings leading to the floors above from cellar or  basement  such  as,   but  not  limited  to, stud channels, openings around conduits, soil and   water pipes, ducts, pipe chases, and by complying with either  IV  or  V   hereof;IV. providing an approved sprinkler system throughout entire cellar or   basement area; orV. a. providing fire-retarded ceilings at the first floor level; andb.  providing  sprinkler  head  or  heads above each hot water heater,   furnace and all other fuel burning devices in basement or cellar; andc. fire-stopping all the interior entrances to any area of  the  third   floor   used  for  human  occupancy  at  the  second  floor  level  with   fire-retarded partitions, or equal  construction,  and  a  fire-retarded   self-closing door and assembly.
NY Mult Dwell L § 186 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 186 - Extension Roofs.

§ 186. Extension roofs. The under-surface of the roof of any extension   shall  be  fire-retarded  or sprinklered unless such ceiling has already   been plastered in a manner satisfactory to the department.
NY Mult Dwell L § 188 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 188 - Bulkheads and Scuttles.

§  188.  Bulkheads  and scuttles. Except as provided in paragraph g of   subdivision three of section  one  hundred  seventy-one,  bulkheads  and   scuttles  shall  conform  to the following provisions: 1. Every required   bulkhead to and through the roof shall be fireproof  or  constructed  of   wood  covered with metal on the outside and fire-retarded on the inside,   and  shall  have  a  fire-retarded  door  and  assembly  with  the  door   self-closing. Every stair extending through a bulkhead shall have a hand   rail.2.  Every  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  stair or a stationary iron ladder leading thereto and   easily accessible to all occupants of the dwelling. Every scuttle  shall   be  located in the ceiling of the stair hall on the top story and access   to the roof through the scuttle shall be direct  and  uninterrupted.  It   shall  be  unlawful to enclose in any manner the ladder or stair leading   to a scuttle.3. Every bulkhead door or scuttle shall not be self-locking and  shall   be  fastened  on  the  inside with movable bolts, hooks, or a lock which   does not require a key to open from the inside of the dwelling.4. Where a dwelling has a peak roof with a pitch of more than  fifteen   degrees,  no  bulkhead  or  scuttle, or stair or ladder leading thereto,   shall be required.
NY Mult Dwell L § 189 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 189 - Stair and Public Hall Construction.

§  189.  Stair  and  public  hall  construction. Except as provided in   paragraph g of subdivision three of  section  one  hundred  seventy-one,   stairs and public halls shall conform to the following provisions:1.  In  a  dwelling  more  than  a basement and three other stories in   height or occupied by four families or more, the soffit and stringers of   every stair between the lowest entrance story and the next higher  story   and  the  walls  and  ceilings  of  every  lowest entrance hall shall be   fire-retarded and in such dwellings converted on and after  July  first,   nineteen  hundred  fifty-eight,  all doors opening to such entrance hall   and stairs, and the door assemblies, shall be fireproof with  the  doors   self-closing.  In  lieu  of  the  requirements  of  this  subdivision, a   sprinkler system may be installed in accordance with the  provisions  of   section one hundred eighty-seven.2.  Every  door  opening from any stair, entrance hall or other public   hall to any other part of the  dwelling  shall  be  self-closing.  Every   glazed  transom  over  any  such  door  shall be glazed with wire glass.   Every transom shall be stationary. On and  after  July  first,  nineteen   hundred  fifty-seven,  every glazed panel or other glazed opening in any   such door shall be glazed with wire glass.3. Every stair, except a basement or cellar stair, shall be  two  feet   six  inches  or more in clear width. Any wooden stair may be replaced by   an iron stair of like dimensions. Every entrance hall shall be two  feet   eight inches or more in clear width.4. If the number of rooms in a class B dwelling is increased and there   are  sixteen  sleeping rooms or more above a basement or, if there be no   basement, above the main entrance story,  all  partitions  and  ceilings   enclosing public halls and stairs shall be fire-retarded throughout. All   doors  opening  to  such  public halls and stairs, and their assemblies,   shall be fireproof  with  the  doors  self-closing.    Stairs  shall  be   fireproof  and  shall  extend  from  the  main  entrance story through a   bulkhead to the roof.5. On and  after  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-seven,  every   interior  sash, or opening other than a door, in the walls or partitions   of any stair, entrance hall or  other  public  hall,  and  every  window   therein  not opening to the outer air, shall be removed and the openings   closed up with material similar to the adjacent walls.
NY Mult Dwell L § 190 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 190 - Cellar Stairs.

§  190.  Cellar  stairs.  1.  Except  as  provided  in  paragraph g of   subdivision three of section one  hundred  seventy-one,  and  except  as   otherwise provided in subdivision two hereof, every stair leading from a   cellar  to  the  floor  above  shall  be  constructed  of  incombustible   materials, shall have closed risers, shall be completely  enclosed  with   partitions  of  incombustible  materials  and  shall  be equipped at the   bottom with a fireproof door and assembly with the door self-closing.2. Every existing stair leading from a cellar to the floor above in  a   converted  dwelling  accepted or approved by the department on or before   July first, nineteen hundred sixty shall be deemed  in  compliance  with   this section.
NY Mult Dwell L § 191 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 191 - Wainscoting.

§  191.  Wainscoting. Wainscoting in any stair or public hall shall be   removed unless such wainscoting is backed against a  fire-retarded  wall   or  the  stair or hall is equipped with a sprinkler system conforming to   the provisions of section one hundred eighty-seven. Where wainscoting is   removed in order to fire-retard a public hall or stair, such wainscoting   may be replaced or additional wainscoting may be  applied  to  make  the   surfaces  of  any new partitions or walls conform to existing partitions   or walls provided such additional wainscoting is similarly  backed  with   fire-retarded materials.
NY Mult Dwell L § 192 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 192 - Cellar Entrance.

§  192.  Cellar  entrance.  a. If there is a cellar, there shall be an independent entrance thereto from outside the dwelling  by  means  of  a metal  fire  ladder  or  fireproof  stair  leading  to an opening in the outside cellar wall at least two feet six inches in width and  six  feet in  height.  Such  entrance  to  the cellar may be through an areaway or through a fireproof passageway  leading  directly  to  the  street.  The entrance  to  the cellar may be closed off with a grating or doors which shall not be locked or bolted unless they can  be  readily  unbolted  or unlocked  from  the  inside  without  a  key  and  shall be arranged and constructed so as to be readily opened at all times.   b. In lieu of the requirements set  forth  in  subdivision  a  hereof, buildings existing November first, nineteen hundred forty-nine in cities having  a  population  between five hundred thousand and one million may comply with the following:   1. shall have an unobstructed entrance through a yard or court from  a street:  (a)  directly  to exterior dwelling entrance with interior entrance to basement or cellar direct from said entrance, or from  a  fire  retarded public hall or stair landing, and  (b)  to  one  or  more  cellar or basement walls containing accessible windows.   2. The stairway leading to cellar or basement shall be  enclosed  with fire  retarded partitions or equal construction and shall have a minimum fire rating of one hour. Said  cellar  or  basement  entrance  shall  be equipped with a one hour self-closing fire door assembly.
NY Mult Dwell L § 193 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 193 - Frame Buildings.

§  193.  Frame  buildings.  No  frame  building  shall  be  erected or   maintained upon the same lot  with  a  dwelling  converted  after  April   twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred thirty, nor shall any frame building not   occupied  on  April  thirteenth,  nineteen  hundred forty, as a multiple   dwelling be altered or converted to such use; except that if  the  walls   of  a  frame converted dwelling are faced with a veneer of brick and the   entrance story is occupied by not more than one  family,  such  entrance   story may be altered so that it may be occupied by two families.
NY Mult Dwell L § 194 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 2 - Fire Protection 194 - Sprinkler Heads in Rooms.

§  194. Sprinkler heads in rooms. 1. On and after July first, nineteen   hundred fifty-seven, in every room used for class B occupancy whether in   a class A or class B non-fireproof converted dwelling,  there  shall  be   one  or more sprinkler heads. Such sprinkler heads shall be installed in   accordance  with  the  supplementary  rules  and  regulations   of   the   department.  This  requirement shall not apply to dwellings which have a   required second means of egress.2. The requirements of this section shall  not  apply  to  a  dwelling   located within an area designated on the master plan as an area suitable   for  development  and  redevelopment,  provided  (a)  that the agency in   charge of such clearance shall have certified to the  department  on  or   before  February  first,  nineteen  hundred fifty-nine that the dwelling   will be demolished within one  year  after  the  service  of  notice  of   violation and (b) that the dwelling is not in violation of any rules and   regulations  relating  to overoccupancy, egress or fire protection. Such   temporary exemption  from  the  requirements  of  this  section  may  be   extended  for  an  additional  period  of  not more than six months upon   renewal of such certification of demolition and safety.
NY Mult Dwell L § 200 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 6 - Converted Dwellings Title 3 - Sanitation 200 - Water-Closets.

§   200.   Water-closets.   Water-closet   compartments  or  bathrooms   containing water-closets in converted multiple  dwellings  shall  comply   with the applicable provisions of section seventy-six.