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Multiple Residence Law § 280 · Title 2. Sanitation

Water-closets and bathrooms

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§ 280. Water-closets and bathrooms. The requirements for water-closet compartments, bath and shower rooms shall be the same as provided in section two hundred fifteen for fireproof dwellings, except that each required water-closet compartment, bath or shower room in an apartment shall be ventilated by a window opening to the outer air as provided in section one hundred seventy-one. Water-closet compartments, bath and shower rooms which are supplementary to those required under the provisions of sections one hundred seventy-one and two hundred fifteen may be mechanically or gravity ventilated as provided in section one hundred seventy-one.

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Law content up to date as of May 1, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/MRE280
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