New York Multiple Residence Law Title 2 - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY

• 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...
• 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....
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 135 - Frame Buildings.
  It shall be unlawful to erect a frame multiple dwelling exceeding two stories in height.
• 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...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 139 - Boiler Rooms.
  In every dwelling the boiler or furnace of a central heating plant shall be enclosed in a fireproof room or space and all openings therefrom...

Last modified: February 3, 2019