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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by btilly on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:59PM (#19880453)
My memory says that in NY, the landlord cannot enter or authorize someone else to enter without 24 hours notice to the tenant.

This is not widely known, and virtually every rental contract says otherwise. But those terms are unenforceable.

For the record, I learned this from a lawyer living in New York as an example of why many landlords choose not to rent to lawyers.

It turns out that while discriminating on the basis of race and religion is illegal, it is perfectly legal to discriminate on the basis of profession. As a result it can be challenging for lawyers to find a place to live.

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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by the_watcher on Friday May 10, 2019 @03:22PM (#19881314)
That's the case in nearly every state. Leases generally say "reasonable notice", which lets landlords imply that there is no 24 hour requirement while simultaneously keeping the term technically "enforceable".
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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by hdfbdtbcdg on Saturday May 11, 2019 @12:58AM (#19884650)
In the UK good landlords want to rent to lawyers. Failure to pay rent would eventually compromise a lawyer's professional body membership.
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Re:Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from ... by romwell on Saturday May 11, 2019 @03:10AM (#19885010)
>good landlords

>NYC

I see no contradiction between your logic and "it's hard for a lawyer to rent in NYC" :)

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