Why is the NY Tenant Data Privacy Act important?

New York City is poised to pass a new biometric data privacy law that is unique in that it:

• Would require that landlords provide tenants with notice if they collect data on them via biometric data and keyless entry;

• Restricts the sharing, with third parties, of information collected in connection with biometric data via keyless entry; and

• Provides a private cause of action for tenants that have their biometric data sold without consent.

Read about NY’s push for tenant privacy through the Tenant Data Privacy Act.