New Rochelle, NY Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

Section 111-18B of the New Rochelle Building Code requires that all passenger elevators be inspected at least once a year, and every freight elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, chairlift and amusement device be inspected at least once a year, with inspections performed by qualified elevator inspectors (QEI) approved by the Building Official. Certificates of those inspections must be submitted within 15 days of the inspection, and the Building Official issues a certificate of elevator or lift compliance if the results are satisfactory. Section 111-22D adds that no elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, chairlift or amusement device may operate without a valid compliance certificate, required within one year of operation generally but within six months for passenger elevators, and the last certificate issued must be posted inside the car or next to the equipment.

New, relocated or altered elevators undergo separate acceptance tests under Section 111-18B(2), also at the owner's expense, with results submitted within 15 days. Section 111-22 governs day-to-day operation: repairs found necessary must be made without delay; equipment with defects dangerous to life or limb must stop operating until repaired, reinspected and recertified; accidents must be reported to the Building Official, who can order equipment shut down after any accident involving the operating mechanism until it is made safe; and in buildings with more than one elevator, at least one must stay available for Fire Department use at all times. A 2022 amendment caps car-stacking systems at one elevated platform plus one car parked beneath it.