| ▲ | deepsun 3 hours ago |
| Once I rented an apartment in US, and the documents said that they can make videos, pictures and audio recordings of me and my family, and use it for their own purposes including commercial. I objected, but their position was that no one is going to involve legal department for me, and I am free to go away. |
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| ▲ | smcleod 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Pretty sure that's a violation of fundamental human rights as it's your place of living. Surely that can't be legal, even in the US can it? |
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| ▲ | monkpit 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | It doesn’t mean _inside_ the apartment. It means if they decide to film a commercial and you’re walking your dog in the background, they don’t have to ask you. | | |
| ▲ | bigiain 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | That sounds a lot like a rationalization desperately grasping at "surely it's not as insane as it sounds, what it _must_ mean is ... " I would want to read and perhaps get legal advice before relying on that interpretation - and before finding I signed over rights to my landlord to make candid porn of me and all his other tenants. | | |
| ▲ | computerdork 16 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Am pretty sure he's right. I rent out my house, and it is very illegal for the landlord to record video inside the house (or even of the driveway). You are infringing the privacy of your tenants and is a huge no-no. Yeah, if you accidentally recorded families walking through their homes unclothed, this could land a landlord in jail. |
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| ▲ | nkrisc 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | If it didn’t say it, it doesn’t mean it. | | | |
| ▲ | gerdesj 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Thank goodness you read the contract they signed and provided competent legal expertise throughout the process. | |
| ▲ | smcleod 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Oh right, that's not so bad. Isn't that just being part of modern society? It would be nice to opt to never be recorded but also, it's outside. |
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| ▲ | abawany an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I've also read reviews of Greystar properties where the reviewers expressed shock at being forced to consent to such abuse. |
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| ▲ | bsder 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > and I am free to go away. This is the crux of the problem when landlords are allowed to form or join an "association" that gets too pervasive. This was at the heart of the RealPage lawsuits. |
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| ▲ | plagiarist 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I found some shit like that in a gym contract, which I then declined. |
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| ▲ | m0llusk 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| This is basic security. Cameras around entrances, exits, and common areas have become critical for safety and preventing mail theft. |
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| ▲ | collingreen 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | There is no version of basic security that extends to commercial use of your likeness in their marketing. Be reasonable. |
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