Multiple Dwelling Law

ARTICLE 7

TENEMENTS

Section 210. Application of article seven and other provisions to
tenements.

TITLE 1

LIGHT AND AIR
Section 211. Height and bulk.
212. Yards and courts.
213. Lighting and ventilation of rooms.
214. Size of rooms.
215. Alcoves.
216. Rooms in basements and cellars.
217. Lighting and ventilation of public halls and stairs.
218. Alterations.
TITLE 2
FIRE PROTECTION
Section 230. Chimneys and fireplaces.
231. Egress.
232. Fire-escapes.
233. Bulkheads and scuttles.
234. Stairs and public halls.
235. Stairs in non-fireproof tenements.
236. Stairs in fireproof tenements.
237. Stair construction.
238. Stair and entrance halls.
239. Tower fire-escapes and supplemental stairs.
240. First tier of beams.
241. Partitions; fire-stopping.
242. Cellar and basement stairs in non-fireproof tenements.
243. Cellar and basement stairs in fireproof tenements.
244. Spaces under stairs.
245. Cellar entrance.
TITLE 2-A
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY
Section 248. Single room occupancy.
TITLE 3
SANITATION
Section 250. Water-closets.
251. Vent flues.
252. Privacy.

S 210. Application of article seven and other provisions to tenements.
Except as provided in section two hundred forty-eight, the provisions of
this article shall apply only to tenements, as defined in subdivision
eleven of section four, occupied as such before April eighteenth,
nineteen hundred twenty-nine. Unless in this article otherwise
specifically prescribed, none of its provisions shall be deemed to
require any structural alteration in any tenement erected after April
eleventh, nineteen hundred one and lawfully occupied as such on April
eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine. Nothing in this article shall
apply to converted dwellings. In addition to the provisions of this
article, the following enumerated articles and sections shall, to the
extent required therein, apply to tenements:
Article 1. Introductory provisions; definitions
2. Miscellaneous application provisions
7-a. Temporary provisions
8. Requirements and remedies
9. Registry of names and service of papers
10. Prostitution
11. Laws repealed; saving clause; legislative intent; effect
Sec. 28. Two or more buildings on same lot
29. Painting of courts and shafts
31. Size of rooms--subdivision six
33. Cooking spaces
34. Rooms in basements and cellars
35. Entrance doors and lights
37. Artificial hall lighting
51. Shafts, elevators and dumbwaiters
52. Stairs
53. Fire-escapes
55. Wainscoting
56. Frame buildings and extensions
57. Bells; mail receptacles
58. Incombustible materials
59. Bakeries and fat boiling
60. Motor vehicle storage
61. Business uses
62. Parapets, guard railings and wires--subdivision two
75. Water supply
76. Water-closet and bath accommodations
77. Plumbing and drainage
78. Repairs
79. Heating
80. Cleanliness
81. Receptacles for waste matter
83. Janitor or housekeeper