N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-318.3.2: § 28-318.3.2 Scope.

At each inspection, in addition to the requirements prescribed by this article or by the commissioner, all exposed gas piping, which includes gas piping that is open to view, from point of entry of gas piping into a building through the point of connection to any appliance that uses gas supplied by such piping, shall be inspected for evidence of unsafe or hazardous conditions, illegal connections, and non-code compliant installations. The inspection entity shall also conduct a leak survey of all exposed gas piping, which includes gas piping that is open to view, from the point of entry of gas piping into a building through the point of connection to any appliance that uses gas supplied by such piping to determine if there is any indication of a gas leak. Public spaces, hallways, and corridors on floors that contain gas piping or gas utilization equipment, including mechanical and boiler rooms, shall also be leak surveyed. The leak survey shall be conducted utilizing an instrument approved for leak surveys by the New York state department of public service.

Exception: Other than as required to provide access to the point of entry of gas piping into the building, gas piping, equipment, and appliances, and the point of connection of such equipment located inside of a dwelling unit, as defined by section 202 of the New York city building code, shall not be required to be inspected.

(L.L. 2016/152, 12/6/2016, eff. 12/6/2016; Am. L.L. 2025/142, 10/25/2025, eff. 2/22/2026)