N.Y. Multiple Residence Law § 50

§ 50. Application of article four. 1. As used in this article, the\nterm "transient dwellings" shall mean and include hotels, lodging\nhouses, boarding and nursery schools, sorority houses, fraternity\nhouses, college and school dormitories, convalescent, old age and\nnursing homes, and dwellings used for single room occupancy. The term\n"transient occupancy" shall mean the occupancy of a room for sleeping\npurposes by the same person or persons for a period of ninety days or\nless.\n 2. Except as provided in sections sixty-three and sixty-four with\nrespect to one and two story transient dwellings only, this article\nshall apply to all transient dwellings three or more stories in height\nand in existence on July first, nineteen hundred fifty-two, provided,\nhowever, that the provisions of article two and sections fifty-three,\nfifty-six and sixty-one of this article shall apply to new transient\ndwellings.\n 3. As to such existing transient dwellings, the provisions of sections\nfifty-six, sixty-one and sixty-two of this article shall be complied\nwith on or before July first, nineteen hundred fifty-four, and all other\nsections of this article shall be complied with on or before July first,\nnineteen hundred fifty-five.\n