New York State Tenement House Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Tenement House Act of 1901
gptkbp:category housing law
public health law
urban planning law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1901
gptkbp:effect improved living conditions
increased construction costs
reduced overcrowding
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:New_York_State_Legislature
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:New_York_City_Tenement_House_Department
gptkbp:focus tenement buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York State Tenement House Act
gptkbp:influenced building regulations in New York City
urban housing codes
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jacob_Riis
Progressive Era reformers
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Tenement_House_Act_of_1867
gptkb:Tenement_House_Act_of_1879
gptkbp:purpose improve housing conditions
gptkbp:requires indoor toilets
fire safeguards
windows in every room
improved ventilation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tenement_House_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8