Bill Text: NY S00358 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-05 - SUBSTITUTED BY A2258B [S00358 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S00358-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         358--B
            Cal. No. 325

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 4, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
          reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
          report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
          retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
          unauthorized  installation of  certain security devices on residential
          buildings

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  390-e to read as follows:
     3    § 390-e. Unauthorized installation of certain security devices prohib-
     4  ited.  No  person,  firm,  partnership, association or corporation shall
     5  install any keyless security device used to control and secure access to
     6  the common areas of any residential building without the express written
     7  consent of the owner, board of managers, board of directors, or  author-
     8  ized  party  of  such property. Where a keyless security device has been
     9  authorized, any installation of such device shall be  performed  by,  or
    10  with  the  consent  of,  the owner, property manager, board of managers,
    11  board of directors, or authorized party in place in such building.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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