N.Y. Civil Rights Law Section 52-A
Private right of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises

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Any owner or tenant of residential real property shall have a private right of action for damages against any person who installs or affixes a video imaging device on property adjoining such residential real property for the purpose of video taping or taking moving digital images of the recreational activities which occur in the backyard of the residential real property without the written consent thereto of such owner and/or tenant with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person, or with intent to threaten the person or property of another person. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law enforcement personnel engaged in the conduct of their authorized duties.

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For the purposes of this section, “backyard” shall mean that portion of the parcel on which residential real property is located which extends beyond the rear footprint of the residential dwelling situated thereon, and to the side and rear boundaries of such parcel extending beyond the rear footprint of such residential dwelling.

Source: Section 52-A — Private right of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVR/52-A (updated Sep. 22, 2017; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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Right of privacy 50‑B
Right of privacy 50‑C
Private right of action 50‑D
Personnel records of court officers 50‑E
Personnel records of bridge and tunnel officers, sergeants and lieutenants 50‑F
Right of publicity 50‑G
Disclosure of convictions sealed pursuant to section 160 51
Action for injunction and for damages 52
Televising, broadcasting or taking motion pictures of certain proceedings prohibited 52‑A
Private right of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises 52‑B
Private right of action for unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image 52‑C
Private right of action for unlawful dissemination or publication of a sexually explicit depiction of an individual 52‑C*2
Employers engaged in electronic monitoring 52‑D
Private right of action for unlawful dissemination or publication of a personal image

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Dec. 21, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2017

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Original Source: Section 52-A — Private right of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVR/52-A (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).

N.Y. Civil Rights Law Section 52-A Private right of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises

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N.Y. Civil Rights Law Section 52-A
Private right of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises