Assembly Bill A9939

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the unauthorized installation of certain security devices on residential buildings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9939 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2258

2021-A9939 - Summary

Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the manager or board of directors of such property.

2021-A9939 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9939
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 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:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 390-d to read as follows:
   § 390-D. UNAUTHORIZED INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY DEVICES PROHIB-
 ITED. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  CORPORATION  SHALL
 INSTALL ANY KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE USED TO CONTROL AND SECURE ACCESS TO
 ANY  RESIDENTIAL  BUILDING,  OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
 WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE MANAGER OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF  SUCH  PROPERTY.
 WHERE A KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED, ANY INSTALLATION OF
 SUCH  DEVICE  INCLUDING  HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SHALL BE PERFORMED BY, OR
 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF, THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE ENTRY  SYSTEM  IN
 PLACE  IN SUCH BUILDING, INCLUDING ANY AFFECTED OR INTERCONNECTED INTER-
 COM OR OTHER SECURITY SYSTEM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14705-01-2

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2021-A9939A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2258

2021-A9939A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the manager or board of directors of such property.

2021-A9939A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9939--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMON, GLICK, FERNANDEZ, TAYLOR, COLTON, GIBBS,
   GALEF, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, COOK -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Housing  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 390-d to read as follows:
   § 390-D. UNAUTHORIZED INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY DEVICES PROHIB-
 ITED. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  CORPORATION  SHALL
 INSTALL ANY KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE USED TO CONTROL AND SECURE ACCESS TO
 THE COMMON AREAS OF ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN
 CONSENT  OF  THE MANAGER OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUCH PROPERTY. WHERE A
 KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED, ANY  INSTALLATION  OF  SUCH
 DEVICE  INCLUDING  HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SHALL BE PERFORMED BY, OR UNDER
 THE SUPERVISION OF, THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE ENTRY SYSTEM  IN  PLACE
 IN  SUCH  BUILDING, INCLUDING ANY AFFECTED OR INTERCONNECTED INTERCOM OR
 OTHER SECURITY SYSTEM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14705-03-2

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