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Bill would require landlords to offer non‑phone access option for controlled‑entry residences
Summary
House Bill 3378 would require landlords to provide at least one alternative means of entry — a fob, key card, code, or physical key — in addition to smartphone apps, and to maintain working locks and window latches; sponsors and advocates cited equity, privacy, and habitability concerns.
House Bill 3378 would require residential landlords to offer an alternative method of accessing a dwelling unit — such as an access code, fob, key card, or physical key — if a building uses tenant‑owned phone apps for entry, sponsors told the Senate Committee on Housing and Development at a public hearing April 21.
Proponents said the measure addresses habitability, equity, and privacy concerns: tenants without smartphones or with devices that lose power, seniors, people with disabilities, and guests who should not be required to install third‑party apps would have at least…
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