N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC D701: D701 Applicability (MDL 210).

Alterations, additions, repairs, and changes of occupancy of a multiple dwelling classified as OL or NL shall comply with the provisions of this code and this chapter. In addition to the provisions of this chapter, the following enumerated articles and sections in MDL, to the extent required therein, apply to tenements. Where there is a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of this code, the more restrictive shall apply.

ARTICLES:

1. Introductory provisions: definitions

2. Miscellaneous application

8. Requirements and remedies

9. Registry of names and service of papers

10. Prostitution

11. Laws repealed; saving clause; effect

SECTIONS:

28. Two or more buildings on same lot

29. Painting of courts and shafts

31. Size of rooms, subdivision 6 only

33. Cooking spaces

34. Rooms in basements and cellars, subdivisions 5 and 6 only

35. Entrance doors and lights

37. Artificial hall lighting

51. Shafts, elevators and dumbwaiters

52. Stairs

53. Fire-escapes

55. Wainscoting

56. Frame buildings and extensions

57. Bells; mail receptacles

58. Incombustible materials

59. Bakeries and fat boiling

60. Motor vehicle storage

61. Business uses

62. Parapets, guard railings, and wires

75. Water supply

76. Water-closet and bath accommodations

77. Plumbing and drainage

78. Repairs

79. Heating

80. Cleanliness

81. Receptacles for waste matter

83. Janitor or housekeeper

D701.1 Reconversion to tenements (MDL 9(6)).

Any tenement previously converted to other uses may be altered or reconverted to a tenement by complying with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable provisions of this code, including any applicable requirements of Chapter 10, provided, however, that its height and bulk were not enlarged prior to such alteration or reconversion except as permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections D702.1 and D702.2.

D701.2 Conversion to HAEA (MDL 9(3)).

Where multiple dwellings classified as OL and NL are converted to HAEA (2008+), they shall comply with the provision of Chapter D3 pursuant to Section D303, and the provisions of this chapter shall not apply.

D701.2.1 Increase in number of living rooms (MDL 9(10)).

If any OL or NL is altered so as to increase the number of living rooms by more than 20 percent, such dwelling, except as otherwise provided in Sections D702.8 and D703, shall be made to conform to the requirements of this code and Chapter D3 with respect to HAEA (2008+).

D701.3 Variation.

The provisions of Section 28-103.3 of the Administrative Code and Section 645(b)(2) of the New York City Charter shall not apply to this chapter. However, the board of standards and appeals may vary the provisions of this chapter pursuant to Section D105.2.