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Evidently, you can install a camera in an apartment hallway only so long as it shows your doorway only and no activity of the neighbors or in the hallway itself.
The new "smart" doorbells - which have a direct line of sight out into a hallway - might reveal the neighbor, say, getting his newspaper in his/her jammies or people going to and from his / her apartment.
This seems illegal. And/ or these types of doorbells may invade your neighbor's privacy. Has anyone dealt with this issue his in their coop or condo?
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We covered this question in September of 2019. Check it out at the below link.
https://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Building-Operations/2019/2019-September/Video-Doorbell-Crime-Fighter-or-Big-Brother
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