2025 Fire Code of New York State + 2025 Property Maintenance Code of NYS (Uniform Code, 19 NYCRR Parts 1219-1229), based on 2024 ICC codes, effective Dec 31, 2025. Enforced by Local governments (cities, towns, villages; county or NYS Department of State where they opt out) via code enforcement and fire officials; State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council adopts; NYC excluded (keeps its own codes). Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Replaced the 2020 Uniform Code Dec 31, 2025 (adopted Jul 25, 2025; amended Dec 5, 2025). Local AHJs must inspect buildings with assembly areas at least yearly, multiple dwellings and other nonresidential at least every 3 years.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; DOS lists no proposed rule makings for the Division of Building Standards and Codes; Code Council next meets Dec 8, 2026
No federal fire code applies to a private building; OSHA's exit-route, fire-extinguisher and emergency-plan rules (29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L) apply to every employer alongside the state fire code.
2025 Fire Code of New York State + 2025 Property Maintenance Code of NYS (Uniform Code, 19 NYCRR Parts 1219-1229), based on 2024 ICC codes, effective Dec 31, 2025. Replaced the 2020 Uniform Code Dec 31, 2025 (adopted Jul 25, 2025; amended Dec 5, 2025). Local AHJs must inspect buildings with assembly areas at least yearly, multiple dwellings and other nonresidential at least every 3 years.
Local governments (cities, towns, villages; county or NYS Department of State where they opt out) via code enforcement and fire officials; State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council adopts; NYC excluded (keeps its own codes).
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
One address, every authority that can cite it, and a record of who saw what. Cancel anytime. Public pages stay free.