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§27-2063 Location of Water Closets

§27 ‒ Housing Maintenance Code > 3 Physical and Occupancy Standards for Dwelling Units > 2 Sanitary Facilities > §27-2063 Location of Water Closets
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   a.   Water closets are prohibited in any yard, court or other open space. The owner shall remove any such existing water closet or other similar receptacle and, under the direction of the department, disinfect the area where such receptacle was located.
   b.   Water closets are prohibited in a cellar or basement, unless they are either provided for lawful cellar and basement dwelling units, or are supplementary to water closets required under the provisions of this article.
   c.   In any apartment, a water closet may be placed in a separate compartment or in a bathroom.
   d.   In any apartment, no more than one water closet shall be placed within a single compartment.
   e.   In a class A multiple dwelling, a general toilet room containing more than one water closet is prohibited, unless such water closets are supplementary to the facilities required for each apartment, or serve the nonresidential portions of the premises.
   f.   In a multiple dwelling erected after April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, no water closet located within a compartment or bathroom may open into any kitchen or kitchenette.

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