Person Maliciously Complies With HOA Rules, Ends Up Costing Them 16% Of The HOA Income (2024)

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Justin Sandberg

Mantas Kačerauskas

April Caron

You have an expectation to privacy. What does that mean? If any passerby can see it…it’s not private. Popular opinion or not, it’s how most (U.S.) laws are written. It also means cameras can’t be pointed into your home (if you cover windows) or into your backyard (if you have a privacy fence). If a passerby can’t see it…it’s private…so, a camera shouldn’t see it either. Most neighbors aren’t using cameras to spy on you, but to protect their own home & family. The “grayed out areas” the OP is referring to is called a privacy zone or a privacy screen. Any reasonable neighbor should be fine with setting this up & sharing footage with you (anytime you request it). But your neighbor’s cameras might actually help you out someday. Our driveway camera captured some teens who intentionally set our across-the-street neighbor’s privacy fence & roof on fire with some fireworks. They were grateful. FYI, our camera only “sees” the exterior fence & roof line of our neighbor’s house & nothing private.

Matt Harrell

Here comes what'll be an unpopular opinion:Unless you have a privacy fence, your yard is not private.No, neighbors shouldn't be recording you using your back yard. However, I think some people are a bit naive with their "expectation of privacy."

S Mi

I'd say attempting to prevent filming neighbors yards is important. It would be interesting to see if that were possible in this case (it may not have been possible to get the vehicles but not a portion of the neighbor's yards). If they were transparent about it and had obviously minimized the best they could, to me that's city living. My doorbell cam gets anyone who parks on the street in front of us (although we were able to tip it to avoid homes across the street).

April Caron

You have an expectation to privacy. What does that mean? If any passerby can see it…it’s not private. Popular opinion or not, it’s how most (U.S.) laws are written. It also means cameras can’t be pointed into your home (if you cover windows) or into your backyard (if you have a privacy fence). If a passerby can’t see it…it’s private…so, a camera shouldn’t see it either. Most neighbors aren’t using cameras to spy on you, but to protect their own home & family. The “grayed out areas” the OP is referring to is called a privacy zone or a privacy screen. Any reasonable neighbor should be fine with setting this up & sharing footage with you (anytime you request it). But your neighbor’s cameras might actually help you out someday. Our driveway camera captured some teens who intentionally set our across-the-street neighbor’s privacy fence & roof on fire with some fireworks. They were grateful. FYI, our camera only “sees” the exterior fence & roof line of our neighbor’s house & nothing private.

Matt Harrell

Here comes what'll be an unpopular opinion:Unless you have a privacy fence, your yard is not private.No, neighbors shouldn't be recording you using your back yard. However, I think some people are a bit naive with their "expectation of privacy."

S Mi

I'd say attempting to prevent filming neighbors yards is important. It would be interesting to see if that were possible in this case (it may not have been possible to get the vehicles but not a portion of the neighbor's yards). If they were transparent about it and had obviously minimized the best they could, to me that's city living. My doorbell cam gets anyone who parks on the street in front of us (although we were able to tip it to avoid homes across the street).