§ 1346. Hotel sanitation; bedding; sheets, towels, drinking glasses,\nsilverware and flatware. 1. Every hotel shall furnish each guest with\nclean linen or cotton individual towels in each room occupied by such\nguest, and also in the public lavatories and washrooms of such hotel,\nand with clean sheets and pillow slips for the bed, bunk, or cot to be\noccupied by such guest.\n 2. Every hotel that furnishes drinking glasses, silverware or flatware\nin individual rooms shall provide that such items are fully sanitized\nusing proper techniques as provided for by the department.\n 3. Each sheet shall be ninety-one inches long, minimum length after\nbeing hemmed and laundered, and of sufficient width to completely cover\nthe mattress and springs, and all sheets and pillow slips after being\nused by one guest must be washed, ironed and dried before being\nfurnished to another guest.\n 4. Nothing in this section shall prevent local municipalities from\nenacting stricter laws, rules or regulations.\n
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1346
Hotel sanitation; bedding; sheets, towels, drinking glasses, silverware and flatware
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.