171 – Water-Closet and Bath Accommodations.
§ 171. Water-closet and bath accommodations. 1. Every dwelling arranged for permanent occupancy shall contain a water-closet in every apartment. 2. The floor of every compartment, bathroom or general toilet room shall be made waterproof and such waterproofing shall extend six inches or more above the floor so that the floor can be washed or […]
172 – Plumbing and Drainage.
§ 172. Plumbing and drainage. All liquid or water-borne waste from plumbing fixtures shall be conveyed by a house drain and house sewer to a street sewer or to a combined street storm water main and sewer, unless no such sewers are available. Where neither kind of sewer is available, provision shall be made for […]
173 – Heating.
§ 173. Heating. Every new dwelling shall be provided with heat in all living rooms sufficient to maintain the minimum temperatures required by local law, ordinances, rules or regulation, or by the local public health officer, provided, however, that such minimum temperature shall, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of section three hundred twenty-nine of […]
174 – Repairs and Cleanliness.
§ 174. Repairs and cleanliness. The owner shall keep all and every part of a dwelling and the lot on which it is situated in good repair, clean and free from vermin, rodents, dirt, filth, garbage or other thing or matter dangerous to life or health; but the tenant shall also be liable if a […]
131 – Shafts, Elevators and Dumbwaiters.
§ 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. Not more than three elevators or dumbwaiters shall ever be placed in the same shaft. All dumbwaiter doors shall be fastened by an interior […]
132 – Stairs.
§ 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 more in width shall be provided with a handrail on each side. Each tread, exclusive of nosing, shall be not less than nine and one-half inches wide; […]
133 – Fire-Escapes.
§ 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 more exterior doors or windows opening from the room, apartment or suite, and such window or door shall be two feet or more in clear width and […]
134 – Cellar Entrance.
§ 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 dwelling, except that any stair leading to such cellar or lowest story may be located inside the dwelling provided it is enclosed in fireproof walls and […]
135 – Frame Buildings.
§ 135. Frame buildings. It shall be unlawful to erect a frame multiple dwelling exceeding two stories in height.
136 – Motor Vehicle Storage.
§ 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 vehicles but only with a written permit therefor from the department and in accordance with every applicable local law, ordinance, resolution, code provision or regulation […]