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§27-2015 Courts and Shafts

§27 ‒ Housing Maintenance Code > 2 Maintenance, Services, and Utilities > 3 Painting > §27-2015 Courts and Shafts
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   a.   The owner of a multiple dwelling shall whitewash the walls enclosing all courts and shafts not made of light-colored brick or stone or shall paint such walls a light color, and shall maintain them in a clean condition.
   b.   As often as it deems necessary, the department may require the owner of a multiple dwelling:
      (1)   To rewhitewash or repaint the walls enclosing courts and shafts not made of a light-colored brick or stone; and
      (2)   To clean the walls enclosing courts and shafts made of a light-colored brick or stone.
   c.   This section does not apply to:
      (1)   Outer courts which open on a street; or
      (2)   Courts which exceed the minimum dimensions set forth in section twenty-six of the multiple dwelling law by at least fifty percent.

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