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I was wondering if an individual r.s. tenant is allowed to install their own private security camera above their apartment's front door. I saw this recently above a neighbor's apt and being that this is on a wall that within a common area corridor/hallway. Would tenant technically have needed the landlord/management company's permission to install this (as it isn't within the apt. itself)?
Outside the apartment in common areas can be a privacy issue …
Hypothetically You can learn the coming and goings of other tenants to plan a break in , or attack a single woman or provide that info to others.
Other tenants may not want who passes by to visit them being documented .
So I would not do it out side the apartment..
Common areas can be frowned upon.
Even our building management won’t put up cameras and we have a guard house and guards who could monitor things.
A few years ago we had some vandalism in the garage to cars ..
The mgmt company said that they checked with their legal dept and they said doing so could make them liable for security and your property in the garage which they claim no responsibility for . nor do they want the guards reacting and put at risk .
My son who is an attorney confirmed that is correct ….by them monitoring it could be construed that they are assuming security responsibility
So cameras are a dangerous subject in common areas .
Nothing is a problem until it’s a problem and your neighbors don’t want it.
Legal firms have entire departments devoted to privacy issues
Last edited by mathjak107; 04-24-2022 at 05:59 AM..
Short answer is the tenant can't but the LL could consent (unlikely) and allow the tenant to do it , or the LL can put a camera himself.
Thanks for sharing the article. This isn't on my floor but definitely prevents privacy for tenant who lives next door to the neighbor that installed the camera as they are 2 corner apartments.
In any case it is good to know for future reference.
I own a 1-family house and haven't installed cameras yet because I don't see the need to. But now I'm wondering if I ever do install cameras would there a be a problem with cameras installed on the sides of my home, because those cameras would of course enable me to see part of one neighbor's driveway and part of the side of another neighbor's house.
One of the tenants in my co-op building has installed a camera on her door, she said packages have been stolen from her, and gets notices when someone is near her door, she asked me if I minded she had one, I said, not at all, it doesn't affect me and all and I think it is a good idea.
I think all floors of all buildings should have cameras. A few times we have had "wanderers" in our building and that does not make me happy.
I don't mind cameras at all. I think they are a good idea, especially in apartment buildings.
One of the tenants in my co-op building has installed a camera on her door, she said packages have been stolen from her, and gets notices when someone is near her door, she asked me if I minded she had one, I said, not at all, it doesn't affect me and all and I think it is a good idea.
I think all floors of all buildings should have cameras. A few times we have had "wanderers" in our building and that does not make me happy.
I don't mind cameras at all. I think they are a good idea, especially in apartment buildings.
There are implied legalities that go with installing cameras when done by the building
They can find themselves in law suit after law suit as tenants have an expectation of monitored security
There are implied legalities that go with installing cameras when done by the building
They can find themselves in law suit after law suit as tenants have an expectation of monitored security
In that case it seems like if the tenant puts one up, the LL should just ignore it and pretend they have no knowledge of it.
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