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N.Y. Lab. Law § 274 — Fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and thirteen

N.Y. Lab. Law § 274

Type: Statute
Source: New York Labor Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 274. Fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and thirteen. All outside fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and serving as required exits under the provisions of section two hundred and seventy-one shall conform to the following…

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N.Y. Lab. Law § 274 — Fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and thirteen is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

1. There shall be balconies on each floor of the building connected with stairways placed at an angle of not more than sixty degrees.

2. A stairway shall lead from the top floor balcony to the roof, except when the fire-escapes are erected on the front of the building.

3. A stairway not less than twenty-two inches wide shall lead from the lowest balcony to a safe landing place beneath, which stairway shall remain down permanently or swing up and down by counterbalancing weights.

4. A safe and unobstructed exit shall be provided to the street from the foot of such fire-escapes as required in subdivision nine of section two hundred and seventy-three.

5. Steps shall connect the sill of every opening leading to the fire-escapes with the floor wherever such sill is more than three feet above the floor level.

6. All openings leading to the fire-escapes shall be provided with fireproof windows or fire doors.

7. All windows opening upon the course of the fire-escape shall be fireproof windows.