Multi-family Fire Codes in NC

[Tom Matousek]

Working on closing my first four-plex in Western North Carolina and there's one issue I can't seem to find a concrete answer for. The top units have stairs that exit out of the back. In short they are functional but need a fair amount of repair. The neighboring units have blocked off that exit and removed the stairs entirely. Anyone familiar with NC fire-code specifically Burke county?

[Brian Corbett]

You can always contact your local building code dept and ask them what you are legally allowed to do.  You don’t want to do what the neighbors did only to find out that your insurance could/would be denied if an issue ever arose.