{"id":16958,"date":"2023-02-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=16958"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:01:23","slug":"window-guard-requirement-for-landlords-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/window-guard-requirement-for-landlords-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Is My Landlord Required to Provide Window Guards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

New York City<\/a> tenants consistently look for an apartment with large windows and copious amounts of natural light<\/a>. However, families with small children must take extra precautions to keep them safe around windows. Small children can occasionally fall out of windows and sustain injuries, even when located on the ground floor. Landlords must provide window guards for New York City apartments that meet certain conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What Are Window Guards?\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Window guards are metal or aluminum frames attached to a window to prevent children from falling out. The guards have several bars with no more than four and a half inches of space between each bar. They must not allow more than four and a half inches of space between the top, bottom, or side of the guard and the window frame. A landlord will screw the guard into place along the window frame.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Screens are not window guards, and all windows must be compatible with window guards. The NYC Health Department must approve of window guards that landlords use in their buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It is important to note that they specifically prevent children from falling out of windows. Manufacturers do not create them to prevent burglary and break-ins. Tenants concerned about break-ins should take extra measures to keep their apartments secure.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What Apartments Require Window Guards?\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

According to Local Law 57<\/a>, an apartment must have window guards if a child under the age of ten lives in a unit that resides in a building with at least three dwelling units. Each window in the unit must have a window guard, including bathrooms and windows leading onto a balcony or terrace.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Tenants do not need guards on windows that provide direct access to a fire escape or serve as an escape route when located on the first floor of a multi-unit building.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If children under ten years old reside in a building, all public hallway windows in that building must also have window guards.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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