Delaware § 7501 - Buildings requiring fire escapes; exceptions.
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§ 7501. Buildings requiring fire escapes; exceptions.
(a) The owner of any building which is more than 2 stories in height and which is used in the third or any higher story in whole or in part as a college, seminary, schoolhouse, hotel, hospital, asylum, almshouse, a factory or workshop, or as a tenement-house, or when rooms are let to families or lodgers or for the accommodation of organized associations of any description shall be required to furnish such building with sufficient permanent fire escapes from the third and all higher stories, which escapes shall be kept and maintained in good order.
(b) The fire escapes may be by means of stairways or ladders outside the building or by stairways in a separate tower or structure furnished with safe and easy communication with such building.
(c) This chapter shall not apply to any building whatever that is already supplied with 2 or more independent stairways leading from the highest story to the ground floor if the stairways shall not be nearer to each other at any point than a distance of 60 feet.
16 Del. Laws, c. 546, § 1; Code 1915, § 3460; Code 1935, § 3930; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 7501;Frequently Asked Questions About Delaware § 7501
What does Delaware Code § 7501 cover?
Section 7501 ("Buildings requiring fire escapes; exceptions.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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