N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC D101: D101 Purpose.

The purpose of this appendix is to supplement the New York City Existing Building Code by establishing certain minimum standards for the alteration, addition, repair, change of occupancy, and relocation of existing buildings that are multiple dwellings or are to be converted to multiple dwellings. These supplemental standards are in addition to all applicable requirements of Chapters 1 through 15.

D101.1 Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL).

Except as provided in Section D104.3.1, the MDL remains applicable to multiple dwellings.

D101.1.1 Construction requirements of MDL.

The provisions of this appendix are intended to be at least as stringent as the construction requirements of applicable provisions of the MDL.

D101.1.2 Administrative requirements of MDL.

The provisions of this appendix are not intended to restate or recite the provisions of the MDL that do not relate to construction requirements.

D101.1.3 Use of parentheticals.

The provisions identified in parentheses in this appendix are intended to direct the user to the analogous sections of the MDL for informational purposes only and are not intended to establish applicability of such sections in their entirety.