Amendment #27 to S2619

Tenant Privacy

Ms. Uyterhoeven of Somerville moves to amend the bill in section 1, in line 459, by inserting after the word "nature" the following:

"(c) A controller that is a landlord, property owner, property manager, homeowners association or condominium association shall not sell, or process for the purposes of targeted advertising or profiling, any personal data collected through devices, systems or technologies installed in or monitoring residential dwelling units or common areas of residential buildings, except as strictly necessary to provide security, maintenance or building management services requested by the tenant or resident. For the purposes of this subsection, ‘personal data collected through devices, systems or technologies’ shall include, but shall not be limited to, data collected through: (i) smart locks or keycard entry systems; (ii) video or audio surveillance systems in common areas; (iii) package management systems using biometric or photographic identification; (iv) smart thermostats, utility monitoring or occupancy detection systems; and (v) internet-connected devices or applications provided by or required by the landlord, property owner, property manager, homeowners association or condominium association as a condition of tenancy or residency."