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The 2014 Building Code

The 2014 Construction Codes applied to the applications filed from December 31, 2014 through November 6, 2022 and governed the construction, alteration, modification, addition, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of buildings and structures in New York City.

The 2008 Building Code

The 2008 Building Code applies to the construction, alteration, modification, addition, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal, and demolition of buildings and structures in the City.

The 1968 Building Code

The 1968 Building Code has amendments to July 2008. Included in the Code are instructions on how to add, discard, and replace pages to the current Building Code.

The 1938 Building Code

The 1938 Building Code was edited and amended to December 6, 1968 also has Building Laws relating to buildings built before the edited and amended date.

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