# N.Y. MDW Law § 215: Alcoves

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S215

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. MDW Law § 215
- **Heading:** Alcoves
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act MDW / Article 7 / Title 1 / Section 215

## Text

§ 215. Alcoves. No part of any room shall be enclosed or subdivided,\nwholly or in part, by a curtain, portiere, fixed or movable partition or\nother contrivance or device unless each such enclosure or subdivision\nshall contain a separate window conforming to the provisions of section\nthirty for rooms in multiple dwellings erected after April eighteenth,\nnineteen hundred twenty-nine, and have a clear floor area of at least\nseventy square feet.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. MDW Law § 211 Height and bulk](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S211.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 212 Yards and courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S212.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 213 Lighting and ventilation of rooms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S213.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 214 Size of rooms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S214.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 215 Alcoves](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S215.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 216 Rooms in basements and cellars](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S216.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 217 Lighting and ventilation of public halls and stairs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S217.md)
- [N.Y. MDW Law § 218 Alterations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AMDW_A7_T1_S218.md)

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