{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-multiple-dwelling-law-140","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Multiple Dwelling Law § 140","heading":"Application of article five","body":"§ 140. Application of article five. The provisions of this article\nshall apply to non-fireproof multiple dwellings erected after April\neighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, and to such dwellings only.\nThey shall apply to all such non-fireproof dwellings unless their\napplication is expressly limited to dwellings of a particular class.\nThey shall apply in addition to, and not in substitution for, the\nprovisions of article three. However the provisions of this article\nshall not apply to a multiple dwelling three stories or less in height\nto be occupied by not more than three families in all, with a maximum\noccupancy of two families on each floor in a two story building and one\nfamily on each floor in a three story building, provided however that\nall the provisions of article six are complied with, including section\none hundred seventy-a of said article.","path":["Multiple Dwelling Law","Article 5. Non-fireproof Multiple Dwellings"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/MDW/140","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"51ff01fe42d18590a09550f9ebce5a428eb98a00b9e74d27321957d15bb7840d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-multiple-dwelling-law-121","next":"us-ny/n.y.-multiple-dwelling-law-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}