Title MRE, Multiple Residence

§ 257. Public stairs. 1. Every stair and fire-stair shall, except as\notherwise provided in subdivisions three and four of this section and in\nsection two hundred fifty-nine, be constructed as provided for\nfire-stairs in sections two hundred two and two hundred five for\nfirep…

§ 258. Public halls. 1. Every public hall shall be everywhere at least\nthree feet in clear width.\n 2. Except as herein provided, every public hall shall be completely\nenclosed with fireproof floor, ceiling and walls, and separated from\nevery stair by fireproof partitions or …

§ 259. Cellar and basement stairs. A cellar or basement stair located\ninside the dwelling shall be entirely enclosed with fireproof walls and\nbe provided, at all openings, with fireproof doors and assemblies, with\nthe doors self-closing, except that in any dwelling three stor…

§ 26. Egress from dwellings. In every such dwelling three stories or\nmore in height there shall be from each story at least two independent\nmeans of egress accessible to each apartment or suite. The first means\nshall open into a public hall connected with a stair affording sa…

§ 260. One and two-story frame dwellings; area limitation. A frame\ndwelling not exceeding two stories in height erected pursuant to plans\nfiled after April first, nineteen hundred fifty-nine, and containing an\narea greater than three thousand square feet must, in addition to …

§ 27. Fire-escapes. Wire, chain, cable, combustible, vertical ladder\nor rope fire-escapes shall not be accepted as a required or alternative\nmeans of egress and, unless such fire-escapes are supplemental to the\nmeans of egress required by section twenty-six, they shall be rem…

§ 28. Stairs and entrance halls. In every such dwelling three stories\nor more in height the wood wainscoting and other combustible materials\non the wall and ceiling surfaces in all halls shall be removed and\nreplaced with incombustible or other fire-resistive materials. In li…

§ 280. Water-closets and bathrooms. The requirements for water-closet\ncompartments, bath and shower rooms shall be the same as provided in\nsection two hundred fifteen for fireproof dwellings, except that each\nrequired water-closet compartment, bath or shower room in an apartm…

§ 29. Dumbwaiter shafts. In every such dwelling three stories or more\nin height the doors of all dumbwaiter shafts shall be made self-closing\nand be covered on the shaft side with fire-resistive material.\n

§ 3. Application to certain municipalities. 1. This chapter shall\napply to all cities of less than three hundred twenty-five thousand\npopulation and to all towns and villages.\n 2. Whenever the word "municipality" occurs in this chapter, it shall\nmean a city, town or village …

§ 30. Cellar ceilings. In every such dwelling three stories or more in\nheight the ceiling of the cellar, or of the lowest story if there be no\ncellar, shall be fire-retarded, or be equipped with a sprinkler system,\nunless such ceiling has already been plastered to the satisfa…

§ 300. Registry of owner. On or before July first, nineteen hundred\nfifty-four, every owner of a multiple dwelling shall file with the\ndepartment a statement, in duplicate, on a form to be prepared by the\ndepartment substantially as follows:\nOwner of record: ................…

§ 301. Permits. 1. It shall be unlawful to commence the construction\nor alteration of a multiple dwelling or any part or section thereof, or\nof any building or structure on the same lot with such a dwelling, or\nthe alteration or conversion of a building for use as a multiple\…

§ 302. Certificate of occupancy. 1. No multiple dwelling shall be\noccupied in whole or in part until the issuance of a certificate by the\ndepartment that said dwelling conforms in all respects to the\nrequirements of this chapter, except that no such certificate shall be\nrequ…

§ 302-a. Unlawful occupation. 1. If any dwelling or structure be\noccupied in whole or in part for human habitation in violation of\nsection three hundred two of this article, no rent shall be recovered by\nthe owner of such premises for said period, and no action for possession…

§ 303. Enforcement. 1. The provisions of this chapter shall be\nenforced within each municipality by a person or department charged with\nsuch duty as provided in this section, provided, however, that in the\ncase of a town such person or department shall have power and\njurisdi…

§ 304. Penalties for violations. 1. Any person, who having been served\nwith a notice or order to remove any violation of this chapter or of any\nnuisance, fails to comply therewith within thirty days or within such\nfurther reasonable time therefore fixed by the department, sha…

§ 305. Nuisances. 1. The term nuisance shall be held to embrace\nwhatever is dangerous to human life or detrimental to health and shall\ninclude but not be limited to: (a) a public nuisance as known at common\nlaw, statutory law and in equity jurisprudence, and (b) a dwelling th…

§ 305-a. Abatement of rent in the case of serious violations. 1. The\nprovisions of this section shall apply to all cities of less than five\nhundred thousand population and to all towns and villages.\n 2. a. A "rent impairing" violation within the meaning of this section\nshall…

§ 305-c. Right of tenant to offset payments for heat failure; certain\ncases. 1. Any tenant acting alone or together with other tenants of a\nmultiple dwelling employing an oil fired heating device for which the\nowner is responsible and wherein there exists a lack of heat due t…

§ 306. Service of notices and orders. Every notice or order issued by\nthe department relative to a premises shall be served at least thirty\ndays before the time for compliance therewith. It shall be sufficient\nservice of a departmental notice or order, if it is posted in a\nc…

§ 307. Records and searches. All records of the department shall be\npublic. Upon request the department shall be required to make a search\nand issue a certificate of any of its records, including violations, and\nshall have the power to charge and collect reasonable fees for s…

§ 31. Inside cellar stairs. Every stair leading from a cellar to the\nfloor above in all old multiple dwellings shall be enclosed with\nfire-retarded partitions and shall be equipped with a fire-retarded\nself-closing door located as the department may approve.\n

§ 32. Artificial lighting. The owner shall provide a light or lights\nin every public hall, stair and fire-stair on every floor so that every\nsuch space shall be lighted adequately.\n

§ 325. Review boards. 1. There may be in each county a review board,\nto consist of three members, who shall be appointed by the board of\nsupervisors of the county. One member shall be a registered architect or\na professional engineer. The term of office of each member of such…

§ 326. Rules and regulations. 1. The commission shall have the power\nto adopt and promulgate rules and regulations carrying into effect such\nprovisions of the sections of this chapter wherein reference is made to\nthe rules and regulations of or to be adopted by the commission…

§ 327. Saving clauses. The provisions of this chapter shall supersede\nany local law, ordinance, resolution or regulation of municipalities to\nwhich this chapter is applicable, but shall not affect or impair any act\ndone, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquire…

§ 328. Effect of invalidity in part. If any term, part, provision,\narticle, section, subdivision or paragraph of this chapter shall be held\nunconstitutional, or ineffective in whole or in part, then to the extent\nthat it is not unconstitutional or ineffective this chapter and…

§ 329. Laws superseded. 1. The provisions of this chapter shall\nsupersede all other state laws and all local laws, ordinances and\nregulations of municipalities to the extent that such laws, ordinances\nor regulations are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter;\nprovi…

§ 330. Time of taking effect. This chapter shall take effect July\nfirst, nineteen hundred fifty-two.\n

§ 4. Definitions. Words and terms used in this chapter shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n 1. "Alteration." Any change in the structural parts or existing\nfacilities of any building or the moving of any building from one\nlocation or position to another.\n 2. "Apartment," or …

§ 40. Repairs and cleanliness. All old multiple dwellings shall be\nmaintained in conformity with the provisions of section one hundred\nseventy-four.\n

§ 41. Water supply. Every such dwelling shall be provided with an\nadequate supply of water obtained from the public water system or from a\nsource approved by the public health officer having jurisdiction.\n

§ 42. Water closet and bath accommodations. Every water closet or\nbathroom installed in such dwellings on or after July first, nineteen\nhundred fifty-two, and in dwellings converted on or after such date,\nshall be in conformity with the provisions of section one hundred\nseve…

§ 43. Plumbing and drainage. Every such dwelling shall be provided\nwith facilities for the disposal of sewage, waterborne waste, and\nexcreta, and such facilities shall be connected with the public sewers,\nif available and practicable; otherwise, such waste matter shall be\ndi…

§ 50. Application of article four. 1. As used in this article, the\nterm "transient dwellings" shall mean and include hotels, lodging\nhouses, boarding and nursery schools, sorority houses, fraternity\nhouses, college and school dormitories, convalescent, old age and\nnursing ho…

§ 52. Public halls and stairs. The walls and ceiling of every entrance\nhall, stair hall or other public hall, every hall or passage not within\nan apartment or suite of rooms, every dumbwaiter, elevator, and, every\nother shaft, including stairs, connecting more than two succes…

§ 53. Storage compartments. There shall be one or more completely\nenclosed compartments for the storage of mattresses, furniture, paints,\nfloor wax, linens, brooms, mops and other such inflammable or\ncombustible paraphernalia incidental to the occupancy and maintenance of\nth…

§ 54. Kitchens and pantries. All kitchens and pantries serving\nrestaurants or dining rooms in a non-fireproof transient dwelling shall\nbe equipped with an automatic sprinkler system or a fire-detecting\nsystem. Where such kitchens and pantries are located at least thirty\nfeet…

§ 55. Egress. 1. In every transient dwelling to which this article is\napplicable there shall be from each story at least two independent means\nof egress accessible to each room, apartment or suite, except as\notherwise provided in section sixty-three with respect to two story\…

§ 56. Exit and directional signs. Every means of egress shall be\nindicated by a sign reading "EXIT" in red letters at least eight inches\nhigh on a white background, or vice versa, illuminated at all times\nduring the day and night by a red light of at least twenty-five watts o…

§ 56-a. Posting of means of egress in hotels and motels. On each floor\nof every hotel or motel having two or more stories where the rooms or\nsuites are connected by an interior hallway there shall be posted by\neach stairway, elevator or other means of egress a printed scale f…

§ 57. Vertical and horizontal openings. In order to prevent the\nvertical and horizontal spread of fire, smoke and gases, it shall, in\naddition to other applicable provisions of this article, be necessary to\ncomply with the requirements of this section.\n 1. All doors opening …

§ 58. Cellar ceiling. The ceiling of the cellar shall be fire-retarded\nor be equipped with a sprinkler system, or the entire cellar shall be\nequipped with a fire-detecting system. Any room within the dwelling in\nwhich a boiler or furnace is used for generating heat or hot wat…

§ 59. Ventilation for shafts. 1. There shall be provided in the roof\ndirectly over each stair, fire-stair, dumbwaiter, elevator or similar\nshaft which extends to or within one story of a roof, a ventilating\nmetal skylight of the cross-sectional area of such shaft. Such skylig…

§ 60. Bulkheads and scuttles. 1. There shall be a fire-resistive\nbulkhead in the roof over, or connecting directly by means of a public\nhall with the highest portion of every stair extending to the highest\nstory below the main roof. Stairs leading to such bulkheads shall be\n…

§ 61. Fire alarm system; watchman. 1. Except as provided in\nsubdivision three, in every transient dwelling containing thirty or more\nsleeping rooms for transient occupancy, there shall be an interior fire\nalarm system.\n 2. Except as provided in subdivision three, in every fi…

§ 62. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. An existing sprinkler installation,\nfire alarm, watchman's clock or fire-detecting system which has been\napproved or accepted by the department having jurisdiction and installed\nbefore July first, nineteen hundred fifty-two, in conformity wi…

§ 63. Two story transient dwellings. 1. All nursing and convalescent\nhomes, homes for the aged, and boarding and nursery schools, two stories\nin height, shall conform with all of the provisions of article four.\n 2. Except as provided in subdivision one of this section, the on…

§ 64. One story transient dwellings. The only provisions of article\nfour which shall apply to one story transient dwellings in existence on\nJuly first, nineteen hundred fifty-two, shall be sections sixty,\nsixty-one, sixty-five and title two.\n