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NYC Admin. Code tit. 27, ch. 1, subch. 2, art. 1
in effect

NYC Admin. Code § 27-229 Application of terms.

§ 27-229 Application of terms. The words and terms listed in this subchapter shall have the meanings given herein. Where terms are not defined they shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings or such as the context may imply.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-230 Definitions in reference standards.

§ 27-230 Definitions in reference standards. Definitions that appear in any building code reference standard shall apply to the provisions of that reference standard only.

NYC Admin. Code § 27-231 Tense, gender, and number.

§ 27-231 Tense, gender, and number. Words used in the present tense include the future; words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural the singular.
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/NYCadmin/0-0-0-48292Fetched: 10/24/2026

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