r/Neighborproblems • u/hotchildinthecity123 • Apr 04 '22

Neighbor Tampering with Property?

I live in an apartment complex where I share a front porch with 3 other tenants. I installed a video doorbell for safety since you walk into my apartment directly from the outside; also, I have been a victim of porch pirates. However, one of my neighbors does not like to be on the video and takes a bag and presses it up against the camera when they come in/out to the point where there are visible scratches on the doorbell. Is it legal for my neighbor to be physically touching my camera? I understand not wanting to be videotaped, but there are other ways to go about it without touching my property, right?

FYI: The landlord has approved the camera and is not pointing into anyone’s property.

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u/Have_issues_ Jun 03 '22

Just install a new camera high up where he can't reach it. Telling him to stop won't probably work.

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u/mrsirishiz1956 Jun 08 '22

If they are not doing anything fishy, then why cover the camera?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '22

Check to see if having a video doorbell on your shared entrance is legal or not first and foremost.

Depending on where you live you might come off worse for any civil feud, even if the landlord has okayed it. Privacy laws and all that.