Philliefan33
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DD and her boyfriend recently signed a lease on a single-family home in MD. It's on a 17-acre parcel, they have use of the house and one acre of the parcel. The rest of the acreage is rented out for horse boarding.
The lease began on 5/15, and the landlord has been at the property multiple times since then to make simple repairs and "check on things". He came and cut the grass once, even though the lease states that the renters are responsible for that. Landlord lives about 20 minutes away, so he's making an effort to be there (it's not as if he lives next door). DD and BF are a little annoyed that the LL is there so often, they rented a place in the middle of nowhere because they wanted privacy.
Today landlord informed them that he wants to install security cameras at the house. He didn't specify where / what the cameras will be monitoring. BF is livid; DD doesn't want cameras installed but is using the classic stall tactic...responding to the email with a request for more information.
I know there are landlords on the forum, and I suspect some attorneys. The property is in MD. I can't imagine that it would be legal for a landlord to install security cameras that monitor the driveway / yard / patio / doors at a single-family home that is occupied by tenants. Does anyone have any experience with this?
DH and I are landlords of one town home. There is no way we would presume to put security cameras at that property. That's creepy! DD and BF do not want cameras at their place. Do they have any legal recourse?
The lease began on 5/15, and the landlord has been at the property multiple times since then to make simple repairs and "check on things". He came and cut the grass once, even though the lease states that the renters are responsible for that. Landlord lives about 20 minutes away, so he's making an effort to be there (it's not as if he lives next door). DD and BF are a little annoyed that the LL is there so often, they rented a place in the middle of nowhere because they wanted privacy.
Today landlord informed them that he wants to install security cameras at the house. He didn't specify where / what the cameras will be monitoring. BF is livid; DD doesn't want cameras installed but is using the classic stall tactic...responding to the email with a request for more information.
I know there are landlords on the forum, and I suspect some attorneys. The property is in MD. I can't imagine that it would be legal for a landlord to install security cameras that monitor the driveway / yard / patio / doors at a single-family home that is occupied by tenants. Does anyone have any experience with this?
DH and I are landlords of one town home. There is no way we would presume to put security cameras at that property. That's creepy! DD and BF do not want cameras at their place. Do they have any legal recourse?