{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-multiple-residence-law-60","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Multiple Residence Law § 60","heading":"Bulkheads and scuttles","body":"§ 60. Bulkheads and scuttles. 1. There shall be a fire-resistive\nbulkhead in the roof over, or connecting directly by means of a public\nhall with the highest portion of every stair extending to the highest\nstory below the main roof.  Stairs leading to such bulkheads shall be\nfire-retarded as required for other public stairs and shall have at the\ntop fireproof doors and assemblies with the doors self-closing. All\nstairs to required bulkheads shall be provided with a guide or handrail.\nA scuttle so constructed as to be readily opened may be substituted for\na bulkhead in dwellings not exceeding three stories and a basement in\nheight. Such scuttle shall be at least twenty-one inches in width and\ntwenty-eight inches in length, covered on the outside with metal and\nprovided with a stationary iron or steel ladder leading thereto.\n  2. When a dwelling has a pitched or sloping roof with a pitch or slope\nof more than fifteen degrees, no bulkhead or scuttle, or stair or ladder\nleading thereto shall be required.\n  3. A bulkhead door or scuttle shall never be locked with a key, but\nmay be fastened on the inside with movable rustproof bolts or hooks.\nAll key locks shall be removed.\n  4. Bulkheads and stairs leading thereto existing on July first,\nnineteen hundred fifty-two, shall be permitted provided the stairs have\nsuch angle of ascent and treads of such dimensions as may be approved by\nthe department.","path":["Multiple Residence Law","Article 4. Hotels and Similar Dwellings","Title 1. Fire Protection"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/MRE/60","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"1d9a26a85864d41fe2d7f4fde44564c47d2643299b5d03c3f547a00eaf046161","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-multiple-residence-law-59","next":"us-ny/n.y.-multiple-residence-law-61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}