Are you serious?

[u/Adept-Plantain-6767]

How is this fair ? Bay area.

[u/Moghz]

I hope you reported that and make a big deal out of it. That’s is seriously illegal and while I am not positive but I bet they could get jail time for that.

[u/colt707 → u/Moghz]

Depends on where the camera is. A quick google search will tell you that yes it’s illegal to have cameras in the bedrooms or bathrooms but it’s legal to have them in common areas like the kitchen or living room.

[u/bruhggle → u/colt707]

Pretty sure that's referring to the person who actually lives there can do that, not just literally anyone can pop a hidden camera in anyone's living room

[u/Actual_Load_3914 → u/bruhggle]

we don't know if they are hidden. OP just said "there were camera installed ..."

[u/colt707 → u/bruhggle]

You can do it if you don’t live there and have individual rooms for rent like what Gaywithmoney was doing.

[u/PureGoldX58 → u/colt707]

Not in a private residence that you alone inhabit. Expectation of privacy in your own home beats any local bs laws.

[u/colt707 → u/PureGoldX58]

And they weren’t doing that. They were renting a room, and in that case it’s very much legal.

[u/WackyRacketeer → u/PureGoldX58]

They were renting a room.

[u/ManiacallyReddit → u/colt707]

No, it's not legal. At least in California it's not.

In CA tenant rights laws, "common areas" aren't defined as living rooms and kitchens. "Common areas" are stairwells, and entryways and hallways shared with multiple units.

https://bornstein.law/lawsuit-over-tenant-privacy-brings-surveillance-back-in-focus/

[u/makingkevinbacon → u/colt707]

Only if the tenant is informed and agrees to the shared common areas, and that kinda is moot if the tenant lives alone

Edit: typo

[u/WackyRacketeer → u/makingkevinbacon]

They were renting a room.

[u/makingkevinbacon → u/WackyRacketeer]

Ah I di not know that, didn't see that mentioned. Regardless, they would still need to be informed and agree.