New Gas Detector Requirement for New York City (Local Law 157)
In 2016, the New York City Council passed a citywide ordinance requiring the installation of natural gas detectors, 180 days after “an industry standard concerning the use of natural gas detecting devices in residential buildings has been promulgated.”
In April of this year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) published a standard for natural gas detectors (NFPA 715) which has led co-op and condo boards to wonder how they are to comply with this law and whether their buildings may become vulnerable to gas service shutoffs.