QUESTION
Are secondary exits in buildings required to have latches and be self-closing?
1:31:51
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Secondary exits in buildings are required to have latches, be self-closing, and lead to public areas, as per NYC regulations.
- Kevin Woods explains the Fire Department requires clear secondary exits but doesn't inspect within apartments.
- AnnMarie Santiago confirms secondary exits leading to public areas must be self-closing.
- Santiago further explains these doors are inspected by Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspectors to ensure compliance.
- The inquiry aimed to clarify the regulations applicable to secondary exits in apartment buildings.
Eric Dinowitz
1:31:51
Some buildings have fire doors, separate exits for within the apartment, separate addresses.
1:31:57
Are there any are are the same rules apply to those doors, including having latches, including having knobs to pull them close and be self closing?
1:32:06
Do the same rules apply to those secondary exits?
Kevin Woods
1:32:10
Yeah.
1:32:10
If you have a secondary exit from an apartment, it has to be maintain clear, you can't open that door.
AnnMarie Santiago
1:32:17
You're saying a secondary exit into the hallway, for example.
Eric Dinowitz
1:32:20
Into the hallway or into staircase, those also have to be self closing Also have to have latches.
AnnMarie Santiago
1:32:29
Yes.
1:32:30
To my knowledge, yes.
Oswald Feliz
1:32:31
Yes.
1:32:33
Okay.
AnnMarie Santiago
1:32:33
I
Kevin Woods
1:32:33
mean, what can you give me an example?
1:32:35
What what type of building are you talking about?
1:32:36
An apartment building.
1:32:37
An apartment building, what not
Eric Dinowitz
1:32:39
They have Your main door, which we know has to have self closing doors and a doorknob.
1:32:44
Right?
1:32:45
Correct.
1:32:46
Some buildings, the apartments have a secondary door to exit in case the first exit is blocked by a fire.
1:32:54
So the tenant can exit through their fire door, which sometimes lead into the hallway, lead into the staircase, Are those doors?
1:33:01
Are all exits to an apartment required to be self closing, latched, have a handle to pull the doors closed to the same rules apply?
1:33:09
To those secondary exits to those fire doors.
Kevin Woods
1:33:12
So I I could speak to the building itself, but inside the fire department, you know, they have to maintain clearance.
1:33:18
To get out of that apartment.
1:33:21
We don't have we don't do inspections inside that apartment.
1:33:25
So I could speak to the stair wall doors, the building entrance door, and the door to the roof of the bulkhead door.
Eric Dinowitz
1:33:33
Okay.
1:33:34
HPD, Dewey, not sure.
AnnMarie Santiago
1:33:37
My understanding is that doors that lead to public areas from apartments lead to public hallways, lead to public stairs, are required to also be self closing.
Eric Dinowitz
1:33:48
And would those be inspected per your per the inspector's inspection?
AnnMarie Santiago
1:33:54
The inspector is supposed to be checking the doors from the apartment.
Eric Dinowitz
1:33:59
Okay.
1:34:00
Thank you chair.
1:34:00
Thank thank you chairs.
1:34:01
Thank you.