241 – Partitions; Fire-Stopping.
§ 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 floor beams and rest upon the plate of the partition below. In fireproof tenements erected after such date all partitions shall rest directly upon the fireproof […]
242 – Cellar and Basement Stairs in Non-Fireproof Tenements.
§ 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 which are five stories or more in height, shall be governed by the provisions of section one hundred fifty for non-fireproof […]
243 – Cellar and Basement Stairs in Fireproof Tenements.
§ 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 one hundred six for fireproof dwellings erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine.
244 – Spaces Under Stairs.
§ 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 the entrance story to the upper stories, and such space shall be kept entirely open and clear of any encumbrance.
245 – Cellar Entrance.
§ 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 if there be no cellar, from the outside of the tenement.
248 – Single Room Occupancy.
§ 248. Single room occupancy. 1. It shall be unlawful to occupy any frame multiple dwelling for single room occupancy. It shall be unlawful to occupy any other existing class A dwelling or part thereof as a rooming house or furnished room house or for single room occupancy unless such dwelling or part shall conform […]
250 – Water-Closets.
§ 250. Water-closets. Water-closet compartments in tenements shall comply with the applicable provisions of section seventy-six.
251 – Vent Flues.
§ 251. Vent flues. Supplementary water-closet compartments and bathrooms in fireproof tenements shall be ventilated and lighted in accordance with the applicable provisions of section seventy-six.
252 – Privacy.
§ 252. Privacy. In every apartment of three or more rooms in any tenement erected after April twelfth, nineteen hundred one, there shall be access to every living room and bedroom and to at least one compartment or bathroom containing a water-closet without passing through any bedroom.
240 – First Tier of Beams.
§ 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 cellar, or, if there be no cellar, above the basement or other lowest story, shall be fireproof; and all exposed portions of any iron […]