Every entrance from the street, roof, passageway, court, yard, cellar
or other entrance to a multiple dwelling containing six or more apartments
or dwelling units erected or converted after November 1, 1994, shall
be equipped with automatic self-closing and self-locking doors. Such
doors shall be locked at all times, except when an attendant shall
actually be on duty. Every such multiple dwelling shall also be equipped
with bells or buzzers located at the door giving access to the main
entrance hall or lobby of said multiple dwelling for the purpose of
alerting the occupants of each apartment or dwelling unit to the presence
of a person seeking entry. Every such multiple dwelling containing
six or more apartments or dwelling units shall also be equipped with
an automatic release mechanism to permit an apartment or dwelling
unit occupant to release the locking mechanism of the door giving
access to the main entrance hall or lobby of said multiple dwelling
from his apartment or dwelling unit.
Every such dwelling erected or converted after November 1, 1994,
containing six or more apartments or dwelling units shall also be
equipped with an intercommunication system. Such intercommunication
system shall be located at the door giving access to the main entrance
hall or lobby of said multiple dwelling and shall consist of a device
or devices for voice communication between the occupant of each apartment
or dwelling unit and a person outside said door to the main entrance
hall or lobby and to permit such apartment or dwelling unit occupant
to release the locking mechanism of said door from the apartment or
dwelling unit.
On or after May 1, 1995, every multiple dwelling containing six or
more apartments or dwelling units erected or converted prior to November
1, 1994, shall be equipped with:
Bells or buzzers, located at the door giving access to the main entrance
hall or lobby of said multiple dwelling, for the purpose of alerting
the occupants of each apartment or dwelling unit to the presence of
a person seeking entry.
An automatic release mechanism to permit an apartment or dwelling
unit occupant to release the locking mechanism of the door giving
access to the main entrance hall or lobby of said multiple dwelling
from his apartment or dwelling unit.
Provided that the tenants occupying a majority of all the apartments or dwelling units within the structure comprising the multiple dwelling affected shall request or consent in writing thereto, the installation of an intercommunication system described in Subsection B of this section, such installation to be started within 90 days and completed within six months after the owner's receipt of such request or consent.
All doors, locks, bells, buzzers, automatic release mechanisms and
intercommunication systems in existence prior to the enactment of
this article or subsequently installed shall be kept in good working
order.
Every owner, general agent or agent who shall fail to comply with
or who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty
of an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.