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Tenant have security camera facing other unit
One of my tenants have security camera facing other unit. Tenant also havehis vehicles parked in their assigned parking space.
the tenant complaining says it's facing them and it's an invasion of privacy.
is this between the two tenants to work out?
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No, this is a landlord issue. Because you're going to lose one tenant due to the actions of another tenant.
If it is assigned parking, contact the tenant in writing and let them know that they are not to park there and next time they will be towed without warning. Make sure you have proper signage up in the parking lot. Follow through on the towing if it happens again.
Don't know your location, but generally cameras are not allowed to face into others private areas. What a private area is, is debatable, but is generally areas not viewable from public areas. Where is the camera pointed at?
Quote from @Greg M.:
No, this is a landlord issue. Because you're going to lose one tenant due to the actions of another tenant.
If it is assigned parking, contact the tenant in writing and let them know that they are not to park there and next time they will be towed without warning. Make sure you have proper signage up in the parking lot. Follow through on the towing if it happens again.
Don't know your location, but generally cameras are not allowed to face into others private areas. What a private area is, is debatable, but is generally areas not viewable from public areas. Where is the camera pointed at?
The parking area is an assign spot. However it faces tenants unit . The camera also faces that direction. That was the point I was getting at.
is that a landlord issue or tenant issue, because camera is facing the assign parking spot and tenants direction?
So the camera is facing the tenants assigned parking space and it happens to get the other tenant unit in it as the same time? So he wants a camera on his car for safety reasons and it just happens to get the other unit in the picture.... I assume a common area, front porch etc, i.e no a private area like back yard .... then I dont see that as an issue
Quote from @Ned J.:
So the camera is facing the tenants assigned parking space and it happens to get the other tenant unit in it as the same time? So he wants a camera on his car for safety reasons and it just happens to get the other unit in the picture.... I assume a common area, front porch etc, i.e no a private area like back yard .... then I dont see that as an issue
Tenant is asking also to see a video or photo of what the camera sees
I'm assuming it wouldn't be a landlord issue?
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the parking is a landlord issue if tenants are not parking in their assigned spots. For the camera, can they reposition it so it doesn't point at the other door? Is the camera set up to point at their car (ie the tenant who owns the camera is using it to monitor their car) or to point at the other tenant's car?
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the parking is a landlord issue if tenants are not parking in their assigned spots. For the camera, can they reposition it so it doesn't point at the other door? Is the camera set up to point at their car (ie the tenant who owns the camera is using it to monitor their car) or to point at the other tenant's car?
The camera is pointing at their own car, but the unit right next to the parking about 25 yards away is the other tenants unit
the tenant complaining wants to see the video or picture of what it can see
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Quote from @Albert Johnson:
Quote from @Theresa Harris:
the parking is a landlord issue if tenants are not parking in their assigned spots. For the camera, can they reposition it so it doesn't point at the other door? Is the camera set up to point at their car (ie the tenant who owns the camera is using it to monitor their car) or to point at the other tenant's car?
The camera is pointing at their own car, but the unit right next to the parking about 25 yards away is the other tenants unit
the tenant complaining wants to see the video or picture of what it can see
Fair enough. Ask for a screenshot, so they can see what it covers.
As the landlord, I would make it clear that the tenant's camera should not invade the privacy of another tenant. Ask for an image showing what it records, show it to the other tenant, and see if they are Ok with it. If the other tenant feels it is intrusive, then make the tenant remove it or adjust it until everyone is happy.
I agree with Nathan..... there should be a compromise to make both happy.
But legally the camera is pointing towards his vehicle, in his parking assigned space and if its also viewing a common public area, there is no invasion of privacy... its a common shared access area. I doubt it would hold up legally.
The cameras on the front of my house cover my driveway and you can see the front of several of my neighbors houses and front doors and driveways in the background. No one cares....I can stand in my driveway and see all the same stuff.