N.Y. Multiple Residence Law Section 139
Boiler rooms

In every dwelling the boiler or furnace of a central heating plant shall be enclosed in a fireproof room or space and all openings therefrom to other portions of the dwelling shall be equipped with fireproof doors and assemblies with the doors self-closing, except that in any dwelling three stories or less in height, such room or space may in the alternative be enclosed with walls or partitions constructed of fire-resistive materials and the ceiling fire retarded.

Source: Section 139 — Boiler rooms, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/MRE/139 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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