N.Y. GCT Law § 62
This is the official text of N.Y. GCT Law § 62, part of New York’s GCT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GCT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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§ 62. Key space. All ceilings, stud partitions and furred walls in\ntenements, apartments, hospitals, schools, and other public buildings\nwhere plastered with lime on wood lath shall have not less than\nthree-eighths space between lath. All grounds and jambs shall mean not\nless than seven-eighths from the stud.\n
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