New York § 104 Size of rooms

New York Statutes

§ 104 — Size of rooms

New York § 104

Law MREMultiple Residence

Title 1Light and Air

Art. 5New Multiple Dwellings--general Provisions

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N.Y. Multiple Residence § 104 (2026).

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§ 104. Size of rooms.

1.Every living room, except kitchens, shall\ncontain at least eighty square feet of floor space and shall be not less\nthan eight feet in its least horizontal dimension. However, in every\npermanently occupied dwelling, one living room in each apartment or\nsuite shall have at least one hundred thirty-two square feet of floor\nspace.\n 2. Every living room shall be at least seven and a half feet high, the\nmeasurements in all cases to be taken from the finished floor to the\nfinished underside of the ceiling. Beams crossing the ceiling may be\ndisregarded if none of them extends below the ceiling more than six\ninches.\n

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§ 104. Size of rooms. 1. Every living room, except kitchens, shall\ncontain at least eighty square feet of floor space and shall be not less\nthan eight feet in its least horizontal dimension. However, in every\npermanently occupied dwelling, one living room in each apartment or\nsuite shall have at least one hundred thirty-two square feet of floor\nspace.\n 2. Every living room shall be at least seven and a half feet high, the\nmeasurements in all cases to be taken from the finished floor to the\nfinished underside of the ceiling. Beams crossing the ceiling may be\ndisregarded if none of them extends below the ceiling more than six\ninches.\n