Does my tenant have rights to the Ring doorbell account?

Hi Katie, 

Your tenant does not necessarily have rights to the Ring doorbell account. It is allowable for a landlord to install cameras for security purposes where the tenant does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. The front door and an unfenced backyard are not private areas, so the camera aspect is just fine there. It is good practice to let the tenants know that there are cameras there, but this does not require giving them access. 

The trickier part here is the potential audio recording. The rules for audio recording depend on the state and you make not be able to collect audio as well as video without prior authorization from the tenants, which is easier to imply if they have access to the Ring doorbell account. If you are withholding access to the account, it would be important to either have explicit permission for audio recording in writing, or to turn off audio recording completely. These rules are state specific however, so it may be worth looking into what your local rules say.