N.Y. Multiple Residence Law § 61: Fire alarm system; watchman

§ 61. Fire alarm system; watchman. 1. Except as provided in

subdivision three, in every transient dwelling containing thirty or more

sleeping rooms for transient occupancy, there shall be an interior fire

alarm system.

2. Except as provided in subdivision three, in every fireproof

transient dwelling containing fifty or more sleeping rooms for transient

occupants, and in every non-fireproof transient dwelling containing

thirty or more such rooms, when thirty-five per centum or more of such

rooms are occupied, there shall be, in addition to the interior fire

alarm system, one or more watchmen or clerks, employed by the owner,

whose duty it shall be to visit every portion of the dwelling at

frequent regular intervals between the hours of eleven p.m. and seven

a.m. for the purpose of detecting fire or other sources of danger and

giving immediate and timely warning thereof to all the occupants. There

shall be provided a watchman's clock system or other device to record

the movement of such watchman.

3. Where throughout such dwelling a fire-detecting system, or an

approved type automatic sprinkler system is provided which actuates a

fire alarm by the flow of water through such system so as to give

warning to all the occupants of the dwelling, and is installed in a

manner satisfactory to the department in conformity with rules and

regulations adopted by the commission, the provisions of subdivisions

one and two shall not be applicable.