New York Multiple Dwelling Law Title 1 - FIRE PROTECTION

• 101 - Requirements for Fireproof Construction.
  1. Every such dwelling exceeding six stories or seventy-five feet in height shall be fireproof. No multiple dwelling shall be altered so as to exceed...
• 102 - Stairs.
  1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in subdivisions three and four and in paragraphs b to j inclusive of subdivision six, every multiple dwelling which...
• 103 - Egress From Apartments.
  1. a. Except as provided in paragraph b of this subdivision, there shall be at least one means of egress from each apartment on each...
• 104 - Bulkheads.
  1. Every stair, fire-stair and fire-tower required by this chapter to extend to the level of the roof or to any terrace formed by a...
• 105 - Separation and Ventilation of Stairs.
  1. In a dwelling in which one or more passenger elevators are maintained and operated opening upon a public hall at every story, all stairs,...
• 106 - Cellar and Basement Stairs.
  A cellar or basement stair may be located inside the dwelling, but shall not be located underneath a stair leading to the upper stories unless...
• 107 - Public Halls.
  1. Every public vestibule or other public hall shall comply either with the provisions of section one hundred forty-nine for non-fireproof multiple dwellings, so far...
• 108 - Partitions.
  All partitions shall rest directly upon the fireproof floor construction and never upon any wood flooring, and shall extend to the fireproof construction of the...

Last modified: February 3, 2019