Senate Bill S8036

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 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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2023-S8036 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8517
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-e, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.358-B & A.2258-B)

2023-S8036 (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 owners, board of managers, board of directors, or authorized party of such property; requires notice to occupants of a residential building prior to the installation of keyless security devices; prohibits increasing rent for the purpose of installing keyless security devices.

2023-S8036 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8036
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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. Section 390-e of the general business law, as  added  by  a
 chapter  of  the laws of 2023 amending the general business law relating
 to prohibiting the unauthorized installation of certain security devices
 on residential buildings, as proposed in legislative  bills  numbers  S.
 358-B and A. 2258-B, is amended to read as follows:
   § 390-e. 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 owner, board of managers, board of directors, or  author-
 ized  party  of  such property. Where a keyless security device has been
 authorized, any installation of such device shall be  performed  by,  or
 with  the  consent  of,  the owner, property manager, board of managers,
 board of directors, or authorized party in place in such  building.  THE
 OWNER,  BOARD  OF  MANAGERS,  BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AUTHORIZED PARTY OF
 SUCH PROPERTY CONSENTING TO  THE  INSTALLATION  OF  A  KEYLESS  SECURITY
 DEVICE  SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO OCCUPANTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL
 BUILDING NO LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF  THE  KEYLESS
 SECURITY  DEVICE, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY DELIVERING A NOTICE TO EACH UNIT,
 EITHER VIA PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS, OR BY POSTING THE NOTICE  IN  A
 CONSPICUOUS  LOCATION  IN EACH COMMON AREA ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS FOR A
 THIRTY-DAY PERIOD. WHERE NOTICE IS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  CERTIFICATE  OF
 INCORPORATION OR THE BY-LAWS OF A COOPERATIVE OR CONDOMINIUM, THE OWNER,
 BOARD  OF  MANAGERS,  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS OR OTHER AUTHORIZED PARTY MAY
 INSTEAD COMPLY WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OR BY-LAWS.  IN  NO
 EVENT  SHALL  THE  INSTALLATION OF SUCH A SYSTEM BE CONSIDERED A SERVICE
 NOR BE CONSIDERED A REASON, FOR ANY PURPOSE, TO  INCREASE  RENT.  IN  NO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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