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Is this legal the landlord setting up cameras in the hallway and outside apartment and being the only one viewing them?

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I found out in any state that is illegal unless the landlord got court order with reason for installing the cameras. If court ordered approved she can install but can't view them only the police can. Only the police are allowed to set up cameras unless she gets court approval. Which she did not get court approval. She tells me she's the only one viewing them and never seems to catch the man upstairs breaking in on me. Once I heard the security installer argue with her for 15 min that she was seeing a blank screen her cameras were shut off for 3 months while she kept insisting on viewing daily activity. I've heard the man upstairs brag he has the password code given to him from the landlord to turn on and off the cameras and delete any images of himself. Can charges be pressed here.

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If there is a law prohibiting security cameras in common areas, it is news to me. This is not a rare occurrence. Many of the larger corporate landlords practice this. Of course they explain that it is for the safety of the tenants but it is usually for proof against tenants. Installing cameras in areas in which only the tenant has access or control is a completely different story and a violation of privacy laws.
Your landlord can install cameras in any common area. The tenant only has rights to privacy in and possession of the property leased. Your landlord is a private citizen and the police are a government entity, two totally different situations.

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