New York Laws
MDW - Multiple Dwelling

Article 1 - Introductory Provisions; Definitions

1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

2 - Legislative Finding. - § 2. Legislative finding. It is hereby declared that intensive...

3 - Application to Cities, Towns and Villages. - § 3. Application to cities, towns and villages. 1. This...

4 - Definitions. - (1) (A) occupancy of such dwelling unit for fewer than...

Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions

8 - General Application of Chapter to Dwellings. - § 8. General application of chapter to dwellings. All the...

9 - Buildings Converted or Altered. - § 9. Buildings converted or altered. 1. On or after...

10 - Time for Compliance. - § 10. Time for compliance. All alterations required by this...

11 - Dwellings Damaged or Moved. - § 11. Dwellings damaged or moved. 1. If a multiple...

12 - Prohibited Uses. - § 12. Prohibited uses. 1. It shall be unlawful to...

13 - Application of Chapter to Existing Dwellings. - § 13. Application of chapter to existing dwellings. Any building...

14 - Application of Chapter to Uncompleted Dwellings. - § 14. Application of chapter to uncompleted dwellings. 1. The...

Article 3 - Multiple Dwellings--General Provisions

Title 1 - Light and Air

26 - Height, Bulk, Open Spaces. - (1) cellar space; (2) attic space providing head room of...

28 - Two or More Buildings on Same Lot. - § 28. Two or more buildings on same lot. 1....

29 - Painting of Courts and Shafts. - § 29. Painting of courts and shafts. The exterior surface...

30 - Lighting and Ventilation of Rooms. - (b) All required windows shall be so constructed that at...

31 - Size of Rooms. - § 31. Size of rooms. 1. The provisions of this...

32 - Alcoves. - § 32. Alcoves. 1. Every alcove, except a lawful cooking...

33 - Cooking Spaces. - § 33. Cooking spaces. 1. Every space which is intended,...

34 - Rooms in Basements and Cellars. - (2) When the lot of such a multiple dwelling does...

35 - Entrance Doors and Lights. - § 35. Entrance doors and lights. In every multiple dwelling...

36 - Windows and Skylights for Public Halls and Stairs. - § 36. Windows and skylights for public halls and stairs....

37 - Artificial Hall Lighting. - § 37. Artificial hall lighting. 1. In every multiple dwelling...

Title 2 - Fire Protection and Safety

50 - Entrance Halls. - § 50. Entrance halls. Every entrance hall in every multiple...

50-A - Entrances: Doors, Locks and Intercommunication Systems. - § 50-a. Entrances: doors, locks and intercommunication systems. 1. Every...

50-C - Rights of Tenants to Operate and Maintain a Lobby Attendant Service. - § 50-c. Rights of tenants to operate and maintain a...

51 - Shafts, Elevators and Dumbwaiters. - § 51. Shafts, elevators and dumbwaiters. 1. Every shaft constructed...

51-A - Peepholes. - § 51-a. Peepholes. In every multiple dwelling the owner shall...

51-B - Mirrors in Connection With Self-Service Elevators. - § 51-b. Mirrors in connection with self-service elevators. In all...

51-C - Rights of Tenants to Install and Maintain Locks in Certain Entrance Doors. - § 51-c. Rights of tenants to install and maintain locks...

52 - Stairs. - § 52. Stairs. 1. In every multiple dwelling erected after...

53 - Fire-Escapes. - § 53. Fire-escapes. Every fire-escape erected after April eighteenth, nineteen...

54 - Cellar Entrance. - § 54. Cellar entrance. There shall be a direct entrance...

55 - Wainscoting. - § 55. Wainscoting. 1. Whenever the surface of walls, partitions...

56 - Frame Buildings and Extensions. - § 56. Frame buildings and extensions. 1. Except as provided...

57 - Bells; Mail Receptacles. - § 57. Bells; mail receptacles. 1. Whenever bells are installed...

58 - Incombustible Materials. - § 58. Incombustible materials. Except as may be specifically provided...

59 - Bakeries and Fat Boiling. - § 59. Bakeries and fat boiling. 1. It shall be...

60 - Motor Vehicle Storage. - § 60. Motor vehicle storage. A space may be provided...

61 - Business Uses. - § 61. Business uses. 1. Except as may be otherwise...

62 - Parapets, Guard Railings and Wires. - § 62. Parapets, guard railings and wires. 1. Every open...

63 - Sub-Curb Uses. - § 63. Sub-curb uses. 1. When any living room is...

64 - Lighting; Gas Meters; Gas and Oil Appliances. - § 64. Lighting; gas meters; gas and oil appliances. 1....

65 - Boiler Rooms. - § 65. Boiler rooms. 1. Except as hereafter provided, in...

66 - Lodging Houses. - § 66. Lodging houses. 1. It shall be unlawful to...

67 - Hotels and Certain Other Class a and Class B Dwellings. - (1) such dwelling units were used for other than permanent...

68 - Smoke Detecting Devices. - (b) In hotels and other class B multiple dwellings, and...

Title 3 - Sanitation and Health

75 - Water Supply. - § 75. Water supply. 1. In every multiple dwelling erected...

76 - Water-Closet and Bath Accommodations. - (c) Additional required water-closets and wash basins which are installed...

77 - Plumbing and Drainage. - § 77. Plumbing and drainage. 1. In every multiple dwelling...

78 - Repairs. - § 78. Repairs. 1. Every multiple dwelling, including its roof...

79 - Heating. - § 79. Heating. 1. Every multiple dwelling exceeding two stories...

80 - Cleanliness. - § 80. Cleanliness. 1. The owner shall keep all and...

81 - Receptacles for Waste Matter. - § 81. Receptacles for waste matter. 1. The owner of...

82 - Privacy. - § 82. Privacy. In every apartment of three or more...

83 - Janitor or Housekeeper. - § 83. Janitor or housekeeper. Whenever there are thirteen or...

84 - Construction Standards for the Control of Noise. - § 84. Construction standards for the control of noise. On...

Article 4 - Fireproof Multiple Dwellings

Title 1 - Fire Protection

101 - Requirements for Fireproof Construction. - § 101. Requirements for fireproof construction. 1. Every such dwelling...

102 - Stairs. - § 102. Stairs. 1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in...

103 - Egress From Apartments. - § 103. Egress from apartments. 1. a. Except as provided...

104 - Bulkheads. - § 104. Bulkheads. 1. Every stair, fire-stair and fire-tower required...

105 - Separation and Ventilation of Stairs. - § 105. Separation and ventilation of stairs. 1. In a...

106 - Cellar and Basement Stairs. - § 106. Cellar and basement stairs. A cellar or basement...

107 - Public Halls. - § 107. Public halls. 1. Every public vestibule or other...

108 - Partitions. - § 108. Partitions. All partitions shall rest directly upon the...

Title 2 - Sanitation

115 - Interior Water-Closets and Bathrooms. - § 115. Interior water-closets and bathrooms. Interior water-closet compartments and...

116 - Water-Closets in Certain Class B Multiple Dwellings. - § 116. Water-closets in certain class B multiple dwellings. Water-closets...

117 - Employees' Water-Closets. - § 117. Employees' water-closets. Water-closet compartments provided for domestic servants...

Title 3 - Certain Class a Multiple Dwellings Erected Prior to December 15, 1961

120 - Use of Dwelling Units in a Class a Multiple Dwelling for Other Than Permanent Residence Purposes. - § 120. Use of dwelling units in a class A...

121 - Prohibiting Advertising That Promotes the Use of Dwelling Units in a Class a Multiple Dwelling for Other Than Permanent Residence Purposes. - § 121. Prohibiting advertising that promotes the use of dwelling...

Article 5 - Non-Fireproof Multiple Dwellings

Title 1 - Fire Protection

141 - Height. - § 141. Height. Any such dwelling which is seventy-five feet...

142 - Sub-Curb Uses. - § 142. Sub-curb uses. 1. When such a dwelling is...

143 - Construction of First Floor. - § 143. Construction of first floor. 1. The first floor...

144 - Egress From Dwellings. - § 144. Egress from dwellings. 1. A dwelling three or...

145 - Fire-Escapes. - § 145. Fire-escapes. Every fire-escape shall be located, arranged, constructed...

146 - Egress From Apartments. - § 146. Egress from apartments. 1. There shall be at...

147 - Bulkheads and Scuttles. - § 147. Bulkheads and scuttles. 1. Except as otherwise provided...

148 - Public Stairs. - § 148. Public stairs. 1. Every stair, fire-stair and fire-tower...

149 - Public Halls. - § 149. Public halls. 1. Every public hall shall be...

150 - Cellar and Basement Stairs. - § 150. Cellar and basement stairs. 1. Except as otherwise...

151 - Spaces Under Stairs. - § 151. Spaces under stairs. 1. It shall be unlawful...

152 - Fire-Stopping. - § 152. Fire-stopping. 1. In every wall where wooden furring...

Title 2 - Sanitation

160 - Water-Closets. - § 160. Water-closets. Water-closet compartments in class B non-fireproof multiple...

Article 5-A - Garden-Type Maisonette Dwelling Projects

161 - Application of Article Five-A. - § 161. Application of article five-A. The provisions of this...

162 - Single Ownership. - § 162. Single ownership. The owner of any site or...

163 - Construction and Arrangement. - § 163. Construction and arrangement. Garden-type maisonette dwelling projects may...

Article 6 - Converted Dwellings

Title 1 - Light and Air

172 - Yards and Courts. - § 172. Yards and courts. 1. Except as provided in...

173 - Windows in Rooms. - § 173. Windows in rooms. 1. Except as provided in...

174 - Size of Rooms. - § 174. Size of rooms. Every living room shall contain...

175 - Alcoves. - § 175. Alcoves. 1. Every alcove, except a cooking space...

176 - Cooking Spaces. - § 176. Cooking spaces. If space exists or is provided...

177 - Rooms in Basements and Cellars. - (g) This subdivision is applicable only to buildings noted, classified...

178 - Lighting and Ventilation of Stairs. - § 178. Lighting and ventilation of stairs. Where the stair...

179 - Privacy. - § 179. Privacy. In every apartment of three or more...

Title 2 - Fire Protection

185 - Cellar Ceilings. - § 185. Cellar ceilings. 1. Except as provided in paragraph...

186 - Extension Roofs. - § 186. Extension roofs. The under-surface of the roof of...

187 - Egress. - § 187. Egress. 1. Except as provided in paragraph g...

188 - Bulkheads and Scuttles. - § 188. Bulkheads and scuttles. Except as provided in paragraph...

189 - Stair and Public Hall Construction. - § 189. Stair and public hall construction. Except as provided...

190 - Cellar Stairs. - § 190. Cellar stairs. 1. Except as provided in paragraph...

191 - Wainscoting. - § 191. Wainscoting. Wainscoting in any stair or public hall...

192 - Cellar Entrance. - (a) directly to exterior dwelling entrance with interior entrance to...

193 - Frame Buildings. - § 193. Frame buildings. No frame building shall be erected...

194 - Sprinkler Heads in Rooms. - § 194. Sprinkler heads in rooms. 1. On and after...

Title 3 - Sanitation

200 - Water-Closets. - § 200. Water-closets. Water-closet compartments or bathrooms containing water-closets in...

Article 7 - Tenements

Title 1 - Light and Air

211 - Height and Bulk. - § 211. Height and bulk. 1. No tenement shall be...

212 - Yards and Courts. - § 212. Yards and courts. 1. No tenement shall be...

213 - Lighting and Ventilation of Rooms. - § 213. Lighting and ventilation of rooms. 1. No tenement,...

214 - Size of Rooms. - § 214. Size of rooms. 1. In every tenement erected...

215 - Alcoves. - § 215. Alcoves. No part of any room shall be...

216 - Rooms in Basements and Cellars. - § 216. Rooms in basements and cellars. No room in...

217 - Lighting and Ventilation of Public Halls and Stairs. - § 217. Lighting and ventilation of public halls and stairs....

218 - Alterations. - § 218. Alterations. 1. Any non-fireproof tenement erected after May...

Title 2 - Fire Protection

230 - Chimneys and Fireplaces. - § 230. Chimneys and fireplaces. In every existing tenement which...

231 - Egress. - § 231. Egress. 1. Every non-fireproof tenement exceeding two stories...

232 - Fire-Escapes. - § 232. Fire-escapes. 1. All fire-escapes erected after April eighteenth,...

233 - Bulkheads and Scuttles. - § 233. Bulkheads and scuttles. 1. Every tenement, except as...

234 - Stairs and Public Halls. - § 234. Stairs and public halls. 1. In every tenement...

235 - Stairs in Non-Fireproof Tenements. - § 235. Stairs in non-fireproof tenements. 1. Every non-fireproof tenement...

236 - Stairs in Fireproof Tenements. - § 236. Stairs in fireproof tenements. 1. Except as in...

237 - Stair Construction. - § 237. Stair construction. 1. Every stair in a tenement...

238 - Stair and Entrance Halls. - § 238. Stair and entrance halls. All stair and entrance...

239 - Tower Fire-Escapes and Supplemental Stairs. - § 239. Tower fire-escapes and supplemental stairs. In fireproof tenements...

240 - First Tier of Beams. - § 240. First tier of beams. 1. In all tenements...

241 - Partitions; Fire-Stopping. - § 241. Partitions; fire-stopping. 1. In tenements erected after April...

242 - Cellar and Basement Stairs in Non-Fireproof Tenements. - § 242. Cellar and basement stairs in non-fireproof tenements. 1....

243 - Cellar and Basement Stairs in Fireproof Tenements. - § 243. Cellar and basement stairs in fireproof tenements. In...

244 - Spaces Under Stairs. - § 244. Spaces under stairs. In non-fireproof tenements erected after...

245 - Cellar Entrance. - § 245. Cellar entrance. In tenements erected after April twelfth,...

Title 2-A - Single Room Occupancy

248 - Single Room Occupancy. - § 248. Single room occupancy. 1. It shall be unlawful...

Title 3 - Sanitation

250 - Water-Closets. - § 250. Water-closets. Water-closet compartments in tenements shall comply with...

251 - Vent Flues. - § 251. Vent flues. Supplementary water-closet compartments and bathrooms in...

252 - Privacy. - § 252. Privacy. In every apartment of three or more...

Article 7-A - Temporary Provisions

260 - Recovery of Rent for Certain Non-Complying Premises Restricted During Emergency Period. - * § 260. Recovery of rent for certain non-complying premises...

261 - Recovery of Possession of Certain Non-Complying Premises Restricted During Emergency Period. - * § 261. Recovery of possession of certain non-complying premises...

262 - Alteration of Uncompleted Buildings. - § 262. Alteration of uncompleted buildings. The provisions of this...

264 - Conversion of Certain Dwellings. - * § 264. Conversion of certain dwellings. 1. Notwithstanding any...

Article 7-B - Joint Living-Work Quarters for Artists, or General Residential Occupancy of Loft, Commercial or Manufacturing Buildings

275 - Legislative Findings. - § 275. Legislative findings. It is hereby declared and found...

276 - Definition of an Artist. - § 276. Definition of an artist. As used in this...

277 - Occupancy Permitted. - (b) Window openings in exterior walls shall conform with the...

278 - Application of Other Provisions. - Article 1. Introductory provisions: definitions 2. Miscellaneous application provisions except...

Article 7-C - Legalization of Interim Multiple Dwellings

280 - Legislative Findings. - § 280. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares...

281 - Definition of "Interim Mutiple Dwelling". - (b) The term "interim multiple dwelling" as used in this...

282 - Establishment of Special Loft Unit. - § 282. Establishment of special loft unit. 1. In order...

282-A - Applications for Coverage of Interim Multiple Dwellings and Residential Units. - § 282-a. Applications for coverage of interim multiple dwellings and...

283 - Occupancy Permitted. - § 283. Occupancy permitted. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...

284 - Owner Obligations. - (ii) An owner of an interim multiple dwelling who has...

285 - Owner Protection. - § 285. Owner protection. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section...

286 - Tenant Protection. - (ii) In addition to any rent adjustment pursuant to paragraph...

287 - Alternative Compliance. - § 287. Alternative compliance. In any case in which a...

Article 8 - Requirements and Remedies

300 - Permits. - § 300. Permits. 1. It shall be unlawful to commence...

301 - Certificate of Compliance or Occupancy. - (1) two or more apartments are combined creating larger residential...

302 - Unlawful Occupation. - § 302. Unlawful occupation. 1. a. If any dwelling or...

302-A - Abatement of Rent in the Case of Serious Violations. - § 302-a. Abatement of rent in the case of serious...

302-B - Removal of Violations by Mortgagees. - § 302-b. Removal of violations by mortgagees. 1. Notwithstanding any...

302-C - Right of Tenant to Offset Payments for Heat Failure; Certain Cases. - (1) The name of the person or persons who requested...

303 - Enforcement. - § 303. Enforcement. 1. Except as herein otherwise provided, the...

304 - Penalties for Violations. - § 304. Penalties for violations. 1. Except as otherwise in...

305 - Violation of Local Laws and Regulations. - § 305. Violation of local laws and regulations. Any owner,...

306 - Judicial Procedure and Orders. - § 306. Judicial procedure and orders. 1. In case any...

307 - Liens. - § 307. Liens. Every fine imposed by judgment under section...

308 - Notice of Pendency of Action. - § 308. Notice of pendency of action. 1. In any...

309 - Repairs, Vacation and Demolition of Buildings. - § 309. Repairs, vacation and demolition of buildings. 1. a....

309-A - Multiple Dwelling; Apartment Prohibitions for Certain Employees. - § 309-a. Multiple dwelling; apartment prohibitions for certain employees. 1....

310 - Board of Appeals. - (1) Height and bulk; (2) Required open spaces; (3) Minimum...

Article 9 - Registry of Names and Service of Papers

325 - Registry of Owner, Agent and Lessee. - § 325. Registry of owner, agent and lessee. 1. Every...

326 - Service of Notices, Orders and Summonses. - § 326. Service of notices, orders and summonses. 1. Every...

327 - Indexing Names; Fees for Searches. - § 327. Indexing names; fees for searches. 1. The names...

328 - Central Violations Bureau. - § 328. Central Violations Bureau. 1. In cities having a...

329 - Certificate of Inspection Visits. - § 329. Certificate of inspection visits. In a city of...

Article 10 - Prostitution

351 - Lien. - § 351. Lien. A multiple dwelling shall be subject to...

352 - Recovery of Premises. - § 352. Recovery of premises. If a multiple dwelling, or...

353 - Permission of Owner or Lessee. - § 353. Permission of owner or lessee. A multiple dwelling...

354 - Rules of Evidence. - § 354. Rules of evidence. In any action to establish...

355 - Title of Action or Proceeding and Parties. - § 355. Title of action or proceeding and parties. Any...

356 - Jurisdiction and Procedure. - § 356. Jurisdiction and procedure. Any action or proceeding referred...

357 - Judgment. - § 357. Judgment. The judgment in such action or proceeding,...

358 - Sale of Premises. - § 358. Sale of premises. At any time after the...

359 - Receivership. - § 359. Receivership. Whenever the lien or liens established by...

360 - Cancellation of Notice of Pendency of Action. - § 360. Cancellation of notice of pendency of action. If...

Article 11 - Laws Repealed; Saving Clauses; Effect

365 - Laws Repealed. - § 365. Laws repealed. All statutes of the state and...

366 - Saving Clauses. - § 366. Saving clauses. 1. The repeal of any provisions...

367 - Effect of Invalidity in Part. - § 367. Effect of invalidity in part. If any term,...

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