N.Y. General Business Law § 390-e: Unauthorized installation of certain security devices prohibited

* § 390-e. Unauthorized installation of certain security devices

prohibited. 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 authorized 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 event shall the

installation of such a system obstruct or adversely impact the manner in

which residents of the residential building access such building.

* NB There are 2 § 390-e's