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House hearing spotlights tenant concerns over smartphone-only door access systems
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 3,378, which would require landlords who use smartphone or app-based access systems to provide an alternative physical method to unlock doors. Supporters cited equity and privacy concerns; sponsors said the bill would not ban smartphone systems.
House lawmakers heard public testimony on Wednesday on House Bill 3,378, a bill that would require landlords who use smartphone-based access control systems to provide tenants an alternative means to unlock doors, such as a key fob, key card, code or physical key.
The measure drew testimony from tenants and tenant advocates who described real-world scenarios in which app-only access left people locked out of their homes, and from the bill sponsor’s office, which said the proposal is narrowly targeted and does not ban digital systems.
Representative David Gomberg, sponsor of the bill, told the committee he brought the measure after hearing about tenants who could not get…
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