Egress
How can I find out about nyc’s egress rules for 2-family buildings? Tried to find out on DOB site, but can’t figure out where to look. Specifically, I am looking to buy a 2-family house where the attic has been converted into bedrooms. The attic is on the 3rd floor. I’ve seen many old houses…
How can I find out about nyc’s egress rules for 2-family buildings? Tried to find out on DOB site, but can’t figure out where to look. Specifically, I am looking to buy a 2-family house where the attic has been converted into bedrooms. The attic is on the 3rd floor. I’ve seen many old houses in BK with 3 stories with bedrooms on the 3rd floor, but is this legal and up to fire code?
If you are changing the number of rooms than DOB will require a C of O.
Thanks Vinca, that helps a lot.
Jock, the house is old and has no C of O. But we are planning on doing some renovations so depending on the scope of our project, we might need to apply for a C of O.
What does the C of O say?
NYC Building Code, Chapter 10, Means of Egress
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/reference/code_internet.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/reference/reference.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/model/model.shtml