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We just got new doors put on our 41 unit pre-war building and were told by the board that they needed to open out from the inside due to NYC building code. Because of the narrowness of the landing it poses a great inconvenience when entering the building. No other buildings on the block that have changed their doors
Is the board's statement about the egress building code correct?
Thanks.
Thanks. That's disappointing. Even though the landing the door's opening out on to is only the size of the width of the door? Which forces people with carts and things to have to back away until the door clears.
It may be inconvenient but an occasional inconvenience to someone with a cart is nothing compared to what would happen if residents were trapped while trying to get out.
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Once you replace entrance doors, you must have them open towards the outside. Most stores have them like that, this is done in case their is an emergency everyone would rush to the exit/entrance doors and have to pull open the door causing the people to stop and pull open the door, causing the people to slam into each other. They changed this rule a couple of years ago.
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