193 – Frame Buildings.
§ 193. Frame buildings. No frame building shall be erected or maintained upon the same lot with a dwelling converted after April twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred thirty, nor shall any frame building not occupied on April thirteenth, nineteen hundred forty, as a multiple dwelling be altered or converted to such use; except that if the walls […]
179 – Privacy.
§ 179. Privacy. In every apartment of three or more rooms in every class A converted dwelling there shall be access to every living room without passing through any bedroom, and to at least one water-closet compartment within the apartment from every bedroom without passing through any other bedroom.
172 – Yards and Courts.
§ 172. Yards and courts. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two, there shall be a yard thirteen feet or more in depth across the entire lot in the rear of every converted dwelling, or an outer court three feet or more in width which alone or with any open space at the rear of […]
173 – Windows in Rooms.
§ 173. Windows in rooms. 1. Except as provided in subdivision four of section one hundred seventy-seven every living room shall have one or more windows opening directly upon a street or upon a yard or court with dimensions conforming to those specified in section one hundred seventy-two, or upon an inner court or shaft […]
174 – Size of Rooms.
§ 174. Size of rooms. Every living room shall contain five hundred fifty cubic feet or more of air, shall be at least six feet wide at its narrowest part and shall have a minimum height of seven feet if such room is in the basement, of seven feet at all points more than six […]
175 – Alcoves.
§ 175. Alcoves. 1. Every alcove, except a cooking space or foyer, shall be deemed a living room and shall open into an immediately adjoining living room which opens directly on a yard or street and in buildings not over two stories in height, such living room may open directly on an outer court or […]
176 – Cooking Spaces.
§ 176. Cooking spaces. If space exists or is provided for cooking, such space shall comply with the provisions of section thirty-three.
177 – Rooms in Basements and Cellars.
§ 177. Rooms in basements and cellars. 1. No room in any cellar shall be occupied for living purposes, except as provided in subdivision six of section thirty-four or in subdivision three of this section. 2. A room occupied for living purposes in a basement shall comply with the requirements of sections one hundred seventy-three […]
178 – Lighting and Ventilation of Stairs.
§ 178. Lighting and ventilation of stairs. Where the stair and public halls are not provided on each story with windows opening to a street, yard or court, a skylight equipped with ridge ventilators having an opening of forty square inches or more shall be provided in the roof over the stair, except as otherwise […]