N.Y. Multiple Residence Law Section 253
Construction of first floor

The first floor above the lowest cellar, or, if there be no cellar, above the lowest story, shall be fireproof or, if the dwelling be three stories or less in height, fire-retarded.

Source: Section 253 — Construction of first floor, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/MRE/253 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

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Height limitation 252
Sub-curb uses 253
Construction of first floor 254
Egress from dwellings 255
Egress from apartments 256
Bulkheads and scuttles 257
Public stairs 258
Public halls 259
Cellar and basement stairs 260
One and two-story frame dwellings

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Original Source: Section 253 — Construction of first floor, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/MRE/253 (last accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

N.Y. Multiple Residence Law Section 253 Construction of first floor

N.Y. Multiple Residence Law Section 253
Construction of first floor