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N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law § 232 — Fire-escapes
N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law § 232
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- Statute
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- New York Multiple Dwelling Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 232. Fire-escapes. 1. All fire-escapes erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall be arranged and constructed in conformity with the provisions of section fifty-three.
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N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law § 232 — Fire-escapes is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 232. Fire-escapes. 1. All fire-escapes erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall be arranged and constructed in conformity with the provisions of section fifty-three.
2. As specifically indicated in subdivision nine of section fifty-three, a wire, chain, cable, vertical ladder, or rope fire-escape is an unlawful means of egress from any apartment. Every such fire-escape shall be removed and replaced, if required as a means of egress, by a system of fire-escapes constructed and arranged as provided in section fifty-three.