Once upon a time, way back in last century, we lived in an apartment that had a security camera on the door buzzer. It was connected to the TV cabling in the building and it meant you could tune your TV to a certain channel and then see who was buzzing the door.
Actually, it meant you could see anything that was going on at or near the doorway as the camera was “live” all the time.
A couple of times I had the exquisite pleasure of using the speaker to scare the daylights out of ne’er-do-wells who were loitering a little to long at the entrance.
There was occasional discussion about installing a more modern system, one that only showed who was at the door to the resident whose number had been buzzed. This was generally rejected as an unnecessary expense. The system was clunky but it worked.
That was until one resident, trying out his new VHS player (remember them?), somehow managed to connect the “out” socket to the TV “in” cable and, while he was trying to work out why he wasn’t getting a picture on his TV, inadvertently played a porn video to the whole building.
Technology has come a long way since then. Intercom systems are quite sophisticated and you can buy and install a very inexpensive but highly effective security camera system around your property.
But are you allowed to in a strata scheme. Years ago we had a lengthy debate over whether an owner could watch passing neighbours with a camera attached to the spy hole in his door.
Right now, a couple of Flatchatters don’t like the fact that they are being watched by their neighbours. And it doesn’t need to be on a camera – they could just be looking in your window. That’s HERE.
Elsewhere in the forum
- Can a landlord claim a lightbulb out of the bond? That’s HERE.
- Who’s responsible for removing or pruning trees? That’s HERE.
- Developer has loaded up the strata committee with their employees and mates. That’s HERE.
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Tagged: committee, control, forum, privacy, spying, Strata, watching
Forum: Neighbours spying on neighbours, developers loading strata committees, landlords charging for lightbulb, who’s reponsible for tree lopping?
[See the full post at: Forum: How they put porn on our block’s TVs]
The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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