N.Y. Multiple Residence Law § 104: Size of rooms

§ 104. Size of rooms. 1. Every living room, except kitchens, shall

contain at least eighty square feet of floor space and shall be not less

than eight feet in its least horizontal dimension. However, in every

permanently occupied dwelling, one living room in each apartment or

suite shall have at least one hundred thirty-two square feet of floor

space.

2. Every living room shall be at least seven and a half feet high, the

measurements in all cases to be taken from the finished floor to the

finished underside of the ceiling. Beams crossing the ceiling may be

disregarded if none of them extends below the ceiling more than six

inches.