I live in a new apartment building in Astoria. My front door opens from the hallway into my kitchen. Sometimes I keep my door opened to keep my kitchen vented because there are no windows to open. The nearest window is a very small one in the living room which is not connected to the kitchen. My neighbor complained to me and told me not to open my door (especially during times when I am cooking) because it's rude. I have opened my door when I roasted chicken because of the heat and the gas exhaust that built up in my kitchen despite my kitchen vent being turned on. Right outside my door, there is a vent in a ceiling that sucks up air, so if cooking smells escaped my kitchen, they were then captured by that vent.
I would like to know if there is a fire code that prohibits apartment building tenants from keeping their front doors opened, especially when the door opens to a common hallway. I just want to make sure that I am not doing anything that violates the fire code.
(I found a fire code about not keeping self-closing doors opened and such...I don't think that applies to me)
Thank you.