House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Section 1

Amends GS 143-143.7 (pertaining to elevator safety requirements for certain residential rental accommodations) as follows. Requires elevators in a private residence, cottage, or similar accommodation to meet the following requirements for the gap between the hoistway face of the landing door, the door space guard, or the door baffle and the hoistway face of the car door as well as the door of the car or gate itself to meet the following requirements:

• Horizontal sliding car doors and gates must be designed and installed such that the total of the gap between the hoistway face of the landing door, the door space guard, or the door baffle and the hoistway face of the car door or gate, after the car door or gate has been subject to a force of 75 pounds applied horizontally on an area four inches by four inches at right angles to and at any location on the car door or gate (was, just car door) when fully closed, must be no more than four and three-quarters inches.

Makes technical changes.

Section 2

Clarifies that Code means the current NC State Building Code (was, just current NC Building Code).