Tenants win right to physical keys over smart locks from landlords

In a settlement released Tuesday, a judge ordered landlords of an apartment building in New York to provide physical keys to any tenants who don’t want to use the Latch smart locks installed on the building last September. Mary Beth McKenzie, her husband, Tony Mysak, and a group of tenants sued their landlords after the landlords installed the smart locks last year, arguing that there were privacy concerns with the Latch smart lock and the app required to get into their own building. Latch’s smart locks are installed in more than 1,000 buildings in New York, and this case’s settlement could mean future challenges from tenants who also have privacy and security concerns.

Source: www.cnet.com