Appliances in Sleeping Rooms.
1 RCNY § 40-37
in effect§ 40-37 Appliances in Sleeping Rooms.
(a) Gas-fueled water heaters shall not be installed in a room occupied for sleeping purposes, in bathrooms, or in any occupied room normally kept closed.
(b) It shall be unlawful to install a gas-fueled space heater in a room occupied for sleeping purposes except when the space heater is so designed, installed and operated for it:
(1) Obtains combustion air directly from the outside of the building or through a duct leading to the outside.
(2) It vents directly to space outside of the building other than an inner court, or is connected through a flue or outlet pipe with an outside chimney which conforms with the requirements of Subchapter 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Administrative Code (Building Code). A flue in an existing brick chimney may be used if it is in good condition and tests show that it will provide adequate draft.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-135115Fetched: 10/24/2026