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N.Y. PBH Law § 1346

This is the official text of N.Y. PBH Law § 1346, part of New York’s PBH Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBH Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Hotel sanitation; bedding; sheets, towels, drinking glasses, silverware and flatware

Official statutory text

§ 1346. Hotel sanitation; bedding; sheets, towels, drinking glasses,\nsilverware and flatware. 1. Every hotel shall furnish each guest with\nclean linen or cotton individual towels in each room occupied by such\nguest, and also in the public lavatories and washrooms of such hotel,\nand with clean sheets and pillow slips for the bed, bunk, or cot to be\noccupied by such guest.\n 2. Every hotel that furnishes drinking glasses, silverware or flatware\nin individual rooms shall provide that such items are fully sanitized\nusing proper techniques as provided for by the department.\n 3. Each sheet shall be ninety-one inches long, minimum length after\nbeing hemmed and laundered, and of sufficient width to completely cover\nthe mattress and springs, and all sheets and pillow slips after being\nused by one guest must be washed, ironed and dried before being\nfurnished to another guest.\n 4. Nothing in this section shall prevent local municipalities from\nenacting stricter laws, rules or regulations.\n

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