New York Multiple Dwelling Law Title 2 - FIRE PROTECTION

• 230 - Chimneys and Fireplaces.
  In every existing tenement which is not heated from a central heating plant there shall be adequate flues or chimneys through every floor with a...
• 231 - Egress.
  1. Every non-fireproof tenement exceeding two stories in height and every fireproof tenement erected after May sixteenth, nineteen hundred thirteen, shall have at least two...
• 232 - Fire-Escapes.
  1. All fire-escapes erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall be arranged and constructed in conformity with the provisions of section fifty-three. 2. As...
• 233 - Bulkheads and Scuttles.
  1. Every tenement, except as in this section otherwise provided, shall have in the roof a fireproof bulkhead with a fireproof door and after January...
• 234 - Stairs and Public Halls.
  1. In every tenement erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twelve, all stairs shall extend from the entrance story to the roof, except as otherwise...
• 235 - Stairs in Non-Fireproof Tenements.
  1. Every non-fireproof tenement erected after May fifteenth, nineteen hundred two, containing more than twenty-six apartments or suites of rooms above the entrance story shall...
• 236 - Stairs in Fireproof Tenements.
  1. Except as in this section otherwise provided, every fireproof tenement erected after May fifteenth, nineteen hundred two, containing more than thirty-six apartments or suites...
• 237 - Stair Construction.
  1. Every stair in a tenement erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one, shall be accessible on the entrance story from a street or street...
• 238 - Stair and Entrance Halls.
  All stair and entrance halls in tenements shall be constructed as provided in this section. 1. In tenements erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one:...
• 239 - Tower Fire-Escapes and Supplemental Stairs.
  In fireproof tenements tower fire-escapes or stairs which are supplemental to the stairs required by law may be installed providing such tower fire-escapes or stairs...
• 240 - First Tier of Beams.
  1. In all tenements erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one, which are five stories or more in height, the first floor above the lowest...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...

Last modified: February 3, 2019