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NY Mult Res L § 61 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 61 - Fire Alarm System; Watchman.

§   61.  Fire  alarm  system;  watchman.  1.  Except  as  provided  in   subdivision three, in every transient dwelling containing thirty or more   sleeping rooms for transient occupancy, there shall be an interior  fire   alarm system.2.  Except  as  provided  in  subdivision  three,  in  every fireproof   transient dwelling containing fifty or more sleeping rooms for transient   occupants, and in  every  non-fireproof  transient  dwelling  containing   thirty  or  more such rooms, when thirty-five per centum or more of such   rooms are occupied, there shall be, in addition  to  the  interior  fire   alarm  system,  one  or  more watchmen or clerks, employed by the owner,   whose duty it shall be  to  visit  every  portion  of  the  dwelling  at   frequent  regular  intervals  between the hours of eleven p.m. and seven   a.m. for the purpose of detecting fire or other sources  of  danger  and   giving  immediate and timely warning thereof to all the occupants. There   shall be provided a watchman's clock system or other  device  to  record   the movement of such watchman.3.  Where  throughout  such  dwelling  a  fire-detecting system, or an   approved type automatic sprinkler system is provided  which  actuates  a   fire  alarm  by  the  flow  of  water  through such system so as to give   warning to all the occupants of the dwelling,  and  is  installed  in  a   manner  satisfactory  to  the  department  in  conformity with rules and   regulations adopted by the commission, the  provisions  of  subdivisions   one and two shall not be applicable.
NY Mult Res L § 62 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 62 - Miscellaneous Provisions.

§ 62. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. An existing sprinkler installation,   fire  alarm,  watchman's  clock  or fire-detecting system which has been   approved or accepted by the department having jurisdiction and installed   before July first, nineteen hundred fifty-two, in conformity with  rules   and  regulations  adopted  by the commission, shall, after inspection by   the said department, be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements   of this chapter.2. Where a sprinkler system is required by this article,  such  system   shall  be  constructed  to  fuse  at  a  temperature not higher than one   hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit, spaced so as to protect the  area   which is required to be sprinklered.3.  In  furnace, boiler, laundry rooms and other parts of the dwelling   where high temperature usually prevails, sprinkler heads may fuse  at  a   higher  temperature.  Where  such rooms are located at least thirty feet   distant from such dwelling, no sprinklers shall be required.4. Except as otherwise provided in sections fifty-two and  fifty-five,   an  approved  fire-detecting  system  shall  be  accepted as meeting any   requirement for a sprinkler system under this article.
NY Mult Res L § 63 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 63 - Two Story Transient Dwellings.

§  63.  Two story transient dwellings. 1. All nursing and convalescent   homes, homes for the aged, and boarding and nursery schools, two stories   in height, shall conform with all of the provisions of article four.2. Except as provided in subdivision one of  this  section,  the  only   provisions  of  article  four  which  shall apply to two story transient   dwellings in existence on July first, nineteen hundred fifty-two,  shall   be sections sixty, sixty-one, sixty-five, title two and the following:a.  Every  such  transient  dwelling  shall have at least two means of   egress. The first means of egress shall be by an interior  stair  closed   off  at  the  top  or  bottom. The second means of egress shall be by an   additional interior stair closed off at the top  or  bottom  or  a  fire   stair  or fire escape. A second means of egress shall not be required in   a dwelling containing less than thirty sleeping rooms if the sill of the   second story window does not exceed fourteen  feet  in  vertical  height   above  the  ground  or  other  safe landing place immediately below such   window sill.b. Where it is impractical in such transient dwellings  to  provide  a   second  required  means  of  egress,  the  department may order, in lieu   thereof, additional alterations to the first  means  of  egress  and  to   shafts, stairs and other vertical openings to safeguard the occupants of   the dwelling, may require the public halls providing access to the first   means  of  egress  to  be  equipped  on  both  stories with an automatic   sprinkler system, and may also require automatic sprinkler heads in  the   stair which serves as the only means of egress.c.  Where  two means of egress are required by this section and one is   an ornamental stair, the provision for closing off the stair at  top  or   bottom shall not be applicable to the ornamental stair.
NY Mult Res L § 64 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 64 - One Story Transient Dwellings.

§  64.  One  story transient dwellings. The only provisions of article   four which shall apply to one story transient dwellings in existence  on   July  first,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-two,  shall  be  sections  sixty,   sixty-one, sixty-five and title two.
NY Mult Res L § 65 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 1 - Fire Protection 65 - Artificial Lighting.

§  65. 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 § 70 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 70 - Repairs and Cleanliness.

§  70.  Repairs  and  cleanliness.  Every  transient dwelling shall be   maintained in conformity with the  provisions  of  section  one  hundred   seventy-four.
NY Mult Res L § 71 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 71 - Water Closet and Bath Accommodations.

§  71.  Water  closet  and  bath accommodations. Every water closet or   bathroom installed in  transient  dwellings  on  or  after  July  first,   nineteen  hundred  fifty-two, and in transient dwellings converted on or   after such date shall be constructed in conformity with  the  provisions   of section one hundred seventy-one.
NY Mult Res L § 72 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 4 - Hotels and Similar Dwellings Title 2 - Sanitation 72 - Water Supply; Plumbing and Drainage.

§  72. Water supply; plumbing and drainage.  Every such dwelling shall   comply with the provisions of sections forty-one and forty-three.
NY Mult Res L § 101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 101 - Height and Bulk.

§  101.  Height  and  bulk.  The  height  and bulk of any new multiple   dwelling shall be in accordance with the provisions  of  any  applicable   local law, ordinance, resolution, code provision or regulation.
NY Mult Res L § 102 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 102 - Yards and Courts.

§  102. Yards and courts. Yards and courts in connection with any such   multiple dwelling shall be in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  any   applicable   local   law,   ordinance,  resolution,  code  provision  or   regulation.
NY Mult Res L § 103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 103 - Lighting and Ventilation of Rooms.

§ 103. Lighting and ventilation of rooms. 1. Except as in this section   and  in  sections one hundred five, one hundred seventy-one and articles   three and four otherwise expressly provided,  every  living  room  shall   have  at  least one window opening directly upon a street, yard or court   upon the same lot as that occupied by the dwelling in which such room is   situated.2. Nothing in this section  shall  be  construed  as  prohibiting  the   windows  of  any  room  from  opening  on  a  partially-enclosed terrace   provided such terrace opens directly to a street, yard or court and  the   area  of  the  front of the terrace which is open to the outer air is at   least equal to seventy-five per centum of the floor surface area of  the   terrace.3.  No  required window shall open upon any offset or recess less than   six feet in  width  except  a  window  of  a  water-closet  compartment,   bathroom, or stair or of a kitchenette.4.  The  total  window  area  in  every  living room shall be at least   one-tenth of the floor surface area of such room.
NY Mult Res L § 104 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 104 - Size of Rooms.

§  104.  Size of rooms.   1. Every living room, except kitchens, shall   contain at least eighty square feet of floor space and shall be not less   than eight feet in its least horizontal  dimension.  However,  in  every   permanently  occupied  dwelling,  one  living  room in each apartment or   suite shall have at least one hundred thirty-two square  feet  of  floor   space.2. Every living room shall be at least seven and a half feet high, the   measurements  in  all  cases  to be taken from the finished floor to the   finished underside of the ceiling. Beams crossing  the  ceiling  may  be   disregarded  if  none  of  them  extends below the ceiling more than six   inches.
NY Mult Res L § 105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 105 - Cooking Spaces.

§  105. Cooking spaces.  1. Every space which is intended, arranged or   designed for cooking or warming of food shall be  either  a  kitchen  or   kitchenette.2.   A   kitchen  or  kitchenette  shall  be  unlawful  unless  it  is   constructed, arranged and maintained in compliance  with  the  following   applicable provisions:a.  The  ceiling  and  walls,  exclusive of doors, of all kitchenettes   shall be fire-retarded or in lieu thereof such space shall  be  equipped   with  one  or  more  sprinkler heads to fuse at a temperature not higher   than  two  hundred  twelve  degrees  Fahrenheit.  Such  heads  shall  be   connected to the water supply through a pipe of adequate size.b.   In  every  kitchen  and  kitchenette,  all  combustible  material   immediately underneath or within one foot  of  any  apparatus  used  for   cooking  or  warming  of  food  shall  be  fire-retarded or covered with   fire-resistive material.c. Every kitchenette shall be provided with a window  opening  upon  a   street or upon a yard, court or shaft. Such window shall be at least one   foot  wide,  have  a  total area of at least three square feet and be at   least ten per centum of the superficial floor area of such  kitchenette.   In  lieu  of  such  window,  in  such  kitchenette it shall be lawful to   install a system of mechanical or  gravity  ventilation  to  provide  at   least six changes per hour of the air volume of such kitchenette.d.  Every  kitchenette  may be equipped with a door or doors, provided   the lower portion of each such door has a  metal  grille  containing  at   least  forty-eight square inches of clear openings or, in lieu of such a   grille, there are two clear open spaces, each of  at  least  twenty-four   square  inches,  one between the floor and each such door, and the other   between the top of each such door and the head jamb.
NY Mult Res L § 106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 106 - Rooms in Cellars.

§  106.  Rooms  in  cellars. It shall be unlawful to occupy all or any   part of a cellar for sleeping purposes, but all or part of  such  cellar   may  be  used for storage or other general utility purposes accessory to   the occupancy, use or management of the dwelling.
NY Mult Res L § 107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 107 - Entrance Doors.

§  107.  Entrance doors.  Every door giving access to an entrance hall   from outside the dwelling shall contain at least  five  square  feet  of   glazed surface. Every such door shall open outwardly. The width of every   such  door  shall  be  at  least forty-four inches. However, when double   doors are provided each of the doors separately shall be  at  least  two   feet six inches.
NY Mult Res L § 108 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 108 - Windows and Skylights for Public Halls and Stairs.

§  108. Windows and skylights for public halls and stairs. 1.  Where a   window or windows are required to light a public hall or  part  thereof,   at  least one of such windows shall be not less than two feet six inches   wide and five feet high. Every required window in such a hall shall open   upon a street, yard or court. On the top story  of  such  a  dwelling  a   ventilating skylight of the same dimensions shall be accepted in lieu of   a window for that story.2.  There  shall be in the roof, directly over each required stair and   fire-stair a ventilating skylight provided with louvres  or  ventilators   having  a  minimum  open  area of forty square inches. The roof of every   such skylight shall  be  glazed  with  plain  glass  and  equipped  with   suitable  metal  screens  above and below. The glazed area of every such   skylight shall be at least twenty square feet, except  that  in  such  a   dwelling  or  section  thereof  two stories or less in height the glazed   area of such a skylight need be only nine square  feet.  In  lieu  of  a   skylight, a window of the same area as prescribed in subdivision one may   be  provided.  If  such  a  window  is used in lieu of a skylight, fixed   louvres having a minimum opening of forty square inches  shall  also  be   installed in or directly adjacent to such window.3.  When  any  stair,  fire-stair  or  fire-tower  in  such a dwelling   terminates at the level of a setback of an outer wall and  such  setback   consists  of a terrace at least four feet in width, measured between the   inside of the parapet wall and the wall of the dwelling and at least ten   feet in length, measured parallel to the wall of the dwelling, there may   be provided in lieu of such skylight a fireproof door and assembly  with   the  door  self-closing  giving  access from such stair or fire-stair to   such terrace. Such door shall have a panel at least five square feet  in   area  glazed with wire glass and shall be equipped with louvres having a   minimum open area of forty square inches.
NY Mult Res L § 109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 1 - Light and Air 109 - Artificial Lighting.

§  109. 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 § 130 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 130 - Entrance Halls.

§  130.  Entrance  halls.  Every entrance hall shall be at least three   feet eight inches in clear width from the entrance to the  first  stair.   If  such an entrance hall is the only entrance to more than one required   stairs, the width of such hall shall be increased  in  every  part,  for   each  such  additional  flight of stairs, by one-half the width required   for one flight of stairs.
NY Mult Res L § 131 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 131 - Shafts, Elevators and Dumbwaiters.

§  131.  Shafts,  elevators  and  dumbwaiters.  Every  shaft  shall be   enclosed on all sides with fireproof  walls  and  shall  have  fireproof   doors  and  assemblies at all openings, with the doors self-closing. Not   more than three elevators or dumbwaiters shall ever  be  placed  in  the   same  shaft.  All dumbwaiter doors shall be fastened by an interior lock   in the shaft operated and controlled from a central point. The doors  of   every  elevator  shaft  shall  be  provided  with an automatic device to   prevent the normal operation of the elevator unless the hoistway door at   which the car is standing is closed and locked, or unless  all  hoistway   doors   are  locked  in  a  closed  position.  Such  doors,  except  for   power-operated sliding doors, shall have a vision panel  of  wire  glass   not  exceeding one square foot in area. Every elevator shall be equipped   with a gate or door with an  automatic  device  to  prevent  the  normal   operation of such elevator unless such gate or door is closed.
NY Mult Res L § 132 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 132 - Stairs.

§  132. Stairs. Every interior and exterior stair and fire-stair shall   be provided with proper balustrades and handrails. Every such stair  and   fire-stair  three  feet  eight inches or more in width shall be provided   with a handrail on each side. Each tread, exclusive of nosing, shall  be   not less than nine and one-half inches wide; each riser shall not exceed   seven  and three-quarter inches in height; and the product of the number   of inches in the width of the tread and the  number  of  inches  in  the   height  of  the  riser  shall  be  at  least  seventy  and  at  the most   seventy-five. Winding stairs shall be unlawful in any public part of the   dwelling.
NY Mult Res L § 133 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 133 - Fire-Escapes.

§  133. Fire-escapes. 1. Every fire-escape shall be located, arranged,   constructed and maintained in accordance with the following provisions:a. Each fire-escape shall be accessible to one or more exterior  doors   or windows opening from the room, apartment or suite, and such window or   door shall be two feet or more in clear width and two feet six inches or   more  in clear height. The sill of any such window shall be within three   feet of the floor.b. Access to any fire-escape shall not be through any  public  toilet,   or  be  obstructed by any bathroom fixture, kitchen fixture, sink, or in   any other way. Bars, grilles, gates or other obstructing devices on  any   window  or  door  giving access to any fire-escape shall be unlawful.  A   required fire-escape shall never include a window of  a  stair  hall  or   public stairs.c.  Every  fire-escape  shall  be  constructed  of  open balconies and   stairways of incombustible material and designed to support a  uniformly   distributed live load of at least eighty pounds per square foot. The use   of cast iron in the construction of fire-escapes shall be unlawful.d.  No  fire-escape shall be removed from or erected upon any multiple   dwelling without a permit from the department. No fire-escape  shall  be   removed  or  replaced unless a secondary means of egress is available or   provided in lieu thereof.2. a. Every balcony for a fire-escape shall be three feet or  more  in   clear width.b.  Every  lowest  balcony  more  than  five feet above a safe landing   beneath shall have  a  drop  ladder  fifteen  inches  in  width  and  of   sufficient  length to reach such landing. Such ladder shall be held in a   proper position at all  times,  and,  unless  properly  counterbalanced,   shall  be  placed in guides so that it can be lowered easily. The lowest   balcony shall not be more than fourteen feet above the  ground  or  safe   landing place beneath.c. Every stairway shall be placed at an angle of sixty degrees or less   with  steps at least six inches in width and twenty inches in length and   with a maximum rise of nine inches. The opening in any balcony for  such   a stairway shall be at least twenty-one by twenty-eight inches.d. A stairway shall be provided from every balcony on the top story to   the  roof  of a multiple dwelling three or more stories in height except   where the roof is sloped or pitched in excess of fifteen degrees.
NY Mult Res L § 134 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 134 - Cellar Entrance.

§  134.  Cellar  entrance.  There  shall  be  a direct entrance to the   cellar, or to the lowest story if there be no cellar, from  the  outside   of every multiple dwelling, except that any stair leading to such cellar   or  lowest  story  may  be  located  inside  the dwelling provided it is   enclosed in fireproof walls and fireproof doors and assemblies, with the   doors self-closing, at both the level of such cellar or lowest story and   that of the story above.
NY Mult Res L § 135 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 135 - Frame Buildings.

§ 135. Frame buildings. It shall be unlawful to erect a frame multiple   dwelling exceeding two stories in height.
NY Mult Res L § 136 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 136 - Motor Vehicle Storage.

§  136.  Motor vehicle storage. A space or a structure may be provided   and maintained in any multiple dwelling or upon the premises thereof for   the storage of passenger motor vehicles but only with a  written  permit   therefor  from  the  department  and in accordance with every applicable   local law, ordinance, resolution, code provision or regulation  and  the   rules and regulations of the commission.
NY Mult Res L § 137 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 137 - Business Uses.

§  137.  Business  uses. When business is conducted in a non-fireproof   multiple dwelling, the ceiling of the business space  shall  be  covered   with fire-resistive materials or be equipped with a sprinkler system.
NY Mult Res L § 138 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MRE - Multiple Residence Article 5 - New Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety 138 - Parapets and Guard Railings.

§  138.  Parapets  and  guard railings. Except as hereinafter provided   every open area of a roof, terrace, areaway,  outside  stair,  retaining   wall  or porch shall be protected by a parapet wall, a guard railing, or   both, extending three feet six inches or more in height above the  level   of  such area or, in the case of a stair landing, stair window or window   in a public hall, above the level of  the  floor  adjacent  thereto.  In   dwellings  two  stories  in  height, it shall be sufficient if the guard   railing is erected at least five feet  distant  from  and  encloses  any   required bulkhead or scuttle opening to the roof. This section shall not   apply to dwellings one story in height.