Question: Can our strata manager install CCTV in the hallways of our retirement village without consent from the residents?
Our retirement village has a front security door. To enter, visitors must buzz a resident or the building manager.
Can our strata manager install CCTV in our hallways without consent from the residents? The camera records family and visitors coming and going from our rooms.
The decision was never discussed or voted on. Residents received a letter telling us when the POD CCTV cameras would be installed.
Answer: Generally speaking, no.
Generally speaking, no, the strata manager cannot install, use, or maintain a surveillance device without the consent of the residents/visitors being filmed. Additionally, if your Retirement Village is a strata or community scheme, additional installation/approval requirements need to be met.
This post appears in Strata News #730.
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