Article 3 - PAINTING

Section 27-2013

Section 27-2013

  §  27-2013  Painting  of  public parts and within dwellings. a. In the
public parts of a multiple dwelling, and in a  tenant-occupied  dwelling
unit in a one-or two-family dwelling, the owner shall:
  (1)  Paint  or  cover  the  walls and ceilings with wallpaper or other
acceptable wall covering; and
  (2) Repaint or re-cover the walls and ceilings with wallpaper or other
acceptable wall covering whenever necessary  in  the  judgement  of  the
department to keep such surfaces sanitary.
  b. In occupied dwelling units in a multiple dwelling, the owner shall:
  (1)  Paint  or  cover  the  walls and ceilings with wallpaper or other
acceptable wall covering; and
  (2) Repaint or re-cover the walls and ceilings with wallpaper or other
acceptable wall covering every three years, and more often when required
by contract or other provisions of law.
  c. The department may require  a  tenant  of  a  dwelling  unit  in  a
multiple dwelling to repaint or re-cover the interior walls and ceilings
of  such  tenant's dwelling unit with wallpaper or other acceptable wall
covering if such walls and ceilings become unsanitary at any time within
three years from the date of the last refinishing by the owner. However,
if the tenant can show, to the satisfaction of the department, that  the
walls  and  ceilings have become unsanitary through no act or neglect of
his or her own or of such tenant's family or guests, the department  may
require the owner to repaint or re-cover the same. This subdivision does
not  relieve  the  owner  from  his or her duties under paragraph two of
subdivision b of this section.
  d. The owner and tenant of any dwelling unit in  a  multiple  dwelling
may,  by voluntary agreement, provide that the owner need not repaint in
such unit as required by paragraph two of subdivision b of this  section
for  such  additional  period, not to exceed two years, as may be agreed
upon.  Such an agreement to extend the time for repainting shall not  be
valid  unless  it has been entered into not earlier than one month prior
to the expiration of the three-year period, and shall not form  part  of
any  agreement  of  lease. The department may prescribe the form of such
agreements,  require  them  to  be  filed,  and  may  make  such   other
regulations  as  may  be  necessary  to  avoid abuse, and to further the
purposes of this article. Notwithstanding any agreement, the  department
may,  during  the  period  for which repainting is deferred by agreement
order repainting by the owner in any dwelling unit when deemed necessary
to keep the walls and ceilings of such unit sanitary.  This  subdivision
shall  not  affect  the  applicability  of subdivision c of this section
during the three years after any repainting or re-covering.
  e. Neither the owner nor a tenant  of  a  dwelling  unit  shall  place
wallpaper  or  wall  covering  upon  a  wall or ceiling in the public or
tenant-occupied parts of a dwelling unless existing  wallpaper  or  wall
covering  is  first  removed  and  such  wall  or ceiling is cleaned and
repaired. However, if wallpaper or wall covering is in  good  condition,
free  from  vermin  and a coat of acceptable paint or sizing is applied,
one additional layer of wallpaper or wall covering may be applied.
  f. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed  to  require  the
owner of a dwelling to cover with wallpaper or other acceptable covering
any wall or ceiling not previously so covered by such owner. When a wall
or  ceiling  of  a  dwelling  unit  has  been decorated with paper, wood
paneling, or other material over which paint normally  is  not  applied,
the  owner  shall  be  relieved  of  his or her obligation to repaint or
re-cover such wall or ceiling so long as the same remains in a  sanitary
condition,  in  the  judgment  of  the  department.  When the department
requires redecoration of such wall or ceiling, the tenant  shall  remove
any  paper,  wall  covering,  wood paneling or other material which such

tenant has applied before the owner is required to clean and repair  and
repaint  or  re-cover.  However,  if  the  owner  or a former tenant has
applied paper, wall covering, wood paneling or other material, the owner
shall be responsible for its removal before redecoration.
  g.  The  owner  of a multiple dwelling shall keep and maintain records
relating to the refinishing of public parts and dwelling  units  showing
when  such parts were last painted or papered or covered with acceptable
material and who performed the work.  Such  records  shall  be  open  to
inspection  by  the department, and shall be submitted to the department
upon request.

Section 27-2014

Section 27-2014

  §  27-2014 Window frames and fire escapes. a. At least once every five
years, the owner of a dwelling shall paint all  exterior  window  frames
and  sashes  with  one  coat  of  an  exterior paint. The department may
require a more frequent repainting of any window frame or  sash,  as  it
deems  necessary.  This subdivision shall not apply to window frames and
sashes of approved atmospheric corrosion resistant metal.
  b. The owner of a dwelling shall paint  every  fire  escape  with  two
coats  of  paint  of contrasting colors. The owner shall paint the first
coat before and the second after erection of a new fire  escape,  except
that  this  shall  not  apply  to  fire  escapes constructed of approved
atmospheric corrosion resistant metal. Whenever a  fire  escape  becomes
corroded,  the  owner shall scrape and remove the corrosion products and
repaint it with two coats of paint of contrasting colors.

Section 27-2015

Section 27-2015

  § 27-2015 Courts and shafts. a. The owner of a multiple dwelling shall
whitewash  the  walls  enclosing  all  courts  and  shafts  not  made of
light-colored brick or stone or shall paint such walls  a  light  color,
and shall maintain them in a clean condition.
  b.  As  often  as  it  deems necessary, the department may require the
owner of a multiple dwelling:
  (1) To rewhitewash or repaint the walls enclosing  courts  and  shafts
not made of a light-colored brick or stone; and
  (2)  To  clean  the  walls  enclosing  courts  and  shafts  made  of a
light-colored brick or stone.
  c. This section does not apply to:
  (1) Outer courts which open on a street; or
  (2) Courts which exceed the minimum dimensions set  forth  in  section
twenty-six of the multiple dwelling law by at least fifty percent.

Section 27-2016

Section 27-2016

  §  27-2016 Departmental regulations concerning paint and wall covering
and  quality  and  frequency  of  repainting  or  re-covering.  a.   The
department  may  by regulation prescribe or approve the kind and quality
of paints or wall covering which may be used to satisfy the requirements
of this article.
  b. The department may by regulation extend  the  time  for  repainting
when  in  its  judgment the particular kind and quality of paint or wall
covering used is designed to wear for  considerably  longer  periods  of
time than the time set for repainting in this article. An owner who uses
such  long-wearing  paints  or wall covering shall inform the department
prior  to  his  or  her  doing  so  in  accordance   with   departmental
regulations.