{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-d505","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC D505","heading":"D505 Spaces under stairs (MDL 151).","body":"D505.1 Enclosed spaces.\n\nIt shall be unlawful to have a closet of any kind under any public stair. The space beneath every stair from the foot of the stair to a point where the soffit is 4 feet (1219 mm) or more above the floor shall be entirely enclosed with unpierced 1-hour fire barriers. Such enclosure beneath a flight of public stairs leading from the entrance story to the story next above shall be fireproof.\n\nD505.2 Unenclosed spaces.\n\nAny unenclosed portion of the space beneath a flight of public stairs leading from the entrance story to the story next above shall be left entirely open and kept clear and free from encumbrance.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 12: The New York City Existing Building Code (effective July 17, 2027)"],"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":"d3929a3f7667306f1315e9ffa473c27af25220f2b0d78ba5364737dce26f5e0f","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-d504","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-ebc-d506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}