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Landlord using hidden cameras

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BambiEyedBitch · 27/03/2023 19:49

I have looked for advice online but nothing seems to resolve the scenario that I am in.

I rent a room in a property also occupied by the owner. I have discovered that the owner has on and off been using a hidden camera in a communal area. This communal area also covers the entrance to my room. I feel extremely uncomfortable that this has been the case and that I have been unwittingly filmed without knowledge or consent. I want to check the legality before approaching the owner.

Thanks

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AdoraBell · 27/03/2023 19:53

I would move out, start looking this evening.

FurAndFeathers · 27/03/2023 19:54

You’re a lodger not a tenant.
I suspect you don’t have many rights in this situation unfortunately

Nimbostratus100 · 27/03/2023 19:55

cctv in a hallway, is what you are saying? is that right? quite common. No different from a doorbell

Gemstar2 · 27/03/2023 19:57

I have no idea but could you try your local citizens advice bureau?

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BambiEyedBitch · 27/03/2023 19:59

It is a camera hidden amongst things in hallway. If I had been made aware, fine, I guess. But being watched without my knowledge seems an invasion of privacy.

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DogInATent · 27/03/2023 20:15

What does your rent/lodging agreement say about security in general and CCTV in particular?

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BambiEyedBitch · 27/03/2023 20:23

There is no mention of CCTV or security

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watcherintherye · 27/03/2023 21:29

So it’s not in a corner of the ceiling, say, to scan the entrance hall, it’s on a table or something pointing at your room?

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BambiEyedBitch · 27/03/2023 22:13

I don't want to give too much away (it sounds silly but I have experienced other controlling behaviour) but it is hidden rather than being on show as such

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Greenfairydust · 27/03/2023 22:21

Have you checked your room too and the bathroom for other hidden devices?

Because if you are a woman and the owner is a man then there could be something dodgy going on there...

I don't see what the point of having a camera in the communal space is...the owner is spying on the lodgers and that is just weird behaviour.

I would move out as this is just creepy.

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BambiEyedBitch · 27/03/2023 22:25

The owner is female and a platonic friend. But I am finding it creepy, especially after having escaped from a controlling and coercive relationship.

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Pangolin23 · 28/03/2023 00:20

I believe it’s very difficult for live-in landlords to get insurance that covers them against theft by a lodger.

So maybe your landlady is just looking to protect herself in case she gets robbed by you or someone you let in to the property?

Aquamarine1029 · 28/03/2023 00:25

Have you spoken to her about this?

Comii9 · 28/03/2023 00:32

AdoraBell · 27/03/2023 19:53

I would move out, start looking this evening.

This. Don't approach yet other wise you could me homeless

HairyFairy55 · 16/09/2023 13:03

Friend? Simple you ask about security, if she lies then its dodgy as f*ck. Also if she knows you came from a coercive relationship she may have taken it upon herself to 'protect' you. Unless you can offer more context no-one can help

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