Inappropriate Security Camera Placement

[Carl W.]

I was walking through my new rental property checking the condition of the window blinds and I opened one up to discover that the neighboring property has a security camera aimed straight at it. It's one of those 360 security dome cameras. Because of its placement, it absolutely would record anything happening in that bedroom. Is that legal? I'm trying to figure out who would place a camera in such an inappropriate place. I don't want to create fiction but I feel the camera should be removed and repositioned.

I do not want to start a war with the owner who does not live in the home. It's a multi-unit rental property that they rent out. I honestly don't even understand why they installed the cameras as the area is well-known for being safe and quiet. They put them around the entire home. Anyway, I was thinking another option would be to cover that window with privacy film and forget it. However, I'm sure any tenant moving in might question why that particular window is covered like that.

I'm totally at a loss here. I don't understand how the previous homeowner and the previous tenant who lived in that unit (who didn't want to leave the property) did not care about this issue. Any advice would be helpful. Am I overreacting here?

[John Underwood]

It is what anyone could see that was outside looking in that window.

They just need to keep blinds closed.

A laser pointer might not react well to the camera.