{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-2060","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 27-2060","heading":"§ 27-2060 Lighting and ventilation of living rooms in new law tenements.","body":"a. Required windows. Every living room in a new law tenement shall have a window opening on:\n\n(1) A street, or\n\n(2) A lawful yard or court.\n\nb. Size of windows.\n\n(1) The total area of all windows in the room shall be at least one-tenth the floor area of such room.\n\n(2) Every required window shall be at least twelve square feet.\n\n(3) At least one-half of every required window shall open.\n\n(4) The top of one required window in a room shall be at least seven feet six inches above the floor.\n\nc. Through ventilation.\n\n(1) Every part of a dwelling unit of three rooms or less shall be either within eighteen feet of a street or yard or have a window opening upon a lawful court.\n\n(2) If the window of any room opens on an inner court with a width of less than ten feet between the exterior wall of the dwelling and the lot line, there shall be a sash window connecting such room to an adjoining room within the dwelling unit. The sash window shall have at least ten square feet of glazed area, one-half of which shall open.\n\nd. Dining space. A dining space shall have at least one window:\n\n(1) That complies with the provisions of subdivision a; and\n\n(2) That has an area not less than one-eighth the floor area of such dining space.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 27","Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"caacf4119bedffc095f93b5ed62819ffc0e0f00176cc9eba67314f7b3eae1f66","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-2059","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-2061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}