Section 27-2066. Sanitary facilities in apartments  


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  • a. Multiple dwellings
      erected after nineteen hundred twenty-nine:
        (1) Every  apartment  in  a  multiple  dwelling  erected  after  April
      eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  twenty-nine shall contain a water closet
      and a bath.
        (2) In every such dwelling exceeding two stories in  height,  a  water
      closet  shall be accessible to every bedroom without passing through any
      other bedroom, and such access shall be required in  every  dwelling  of
      two stories or less in height erected after July first, nineteen hundred
      sixty-one.
        (3)  In  a  multiple  dwelling erected after July fourteenth, nineteen
      hundred sixty-seven, every apartment shall contain a washbasin.
        b. Converted dwellings.
        (1) Every apartment in a converted  dwelling  shall  contain  a  water
      closet and a bath or shower; and every apartment in a dwelling converted
      after  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  sixty-one  shall  also contain a
      washbasin.
        (2) In an apartment  located  in  a  dwelling  converted  after  April
      thirteenth,  nineteen  hundred  forty,  there shall be access to a water
      closet from every bedroom without passing through any other bedroom.
        c. New law tenements.
        (1) Every apartment in a new law tenement shall contain a water closet
      and a bath.
        (2) In every apartment, a water closet shall be  accessible  to  every
      bedroom without passing through any other bedroom.
        d. Old law tenements.
        (1) In every old law tenement a water closet shall be provided for the
      exclusive  use of the occupants of every apartment. If it is not located
      within the apartment, the water closet shall  be  located  on  the  same
      story as the apartment and shall be equipped with lock and key.
        (2)  Such water closet shall be constructed and ventilated as approved
      by the department.
        e. New apartments in converted dwellings or tenements. After  December
      ninth,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-five,  in  any  converted  dwelling  or
      tenement in which:
        (1) the number of apartments in  the  dwelling  is  increased  by  any
      alteration,  including  the  subdivision  of  existing  apartments,  the
      conversion of non-residential space or rooming units to  apartments,  or
      the enlargement of the dwelling; or
        (2)  all  apartments in the dwelling are vacated by the department or,
      except in a summer resort dwelling, are untenanted  for  sixty  days  or
      more;  a  new  certificate  of occupancy shall not be issued and a newly
      created  apartment  shall  not  be  occupied,  or  a  vacated  apartment
      reoccupied,  unless  it  contains  a  water  closet, bath or shower, and
      washbasin.
        f. Requirements for all apartments  in  multiple  dwellings  effective
      January  first, nineteen hundred seventy-three: Effective January first,
      nineteen  hundred  seventy-three,  there  shall  be  provided  for   the
      exclusive  use of the occupants of each apartment in a multiple dwelling
      a water closet, a bath or shower; and  a  wash  basin,  except  that  in
      tenements,  no  wash  basin  shall  be required pursuant to this section
      where there is a sink within the apartment.