video recording MA

[saycheese]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
When is a video recording device legal in this state? Is it legal for the person being recorded (inside private home) to place name, address of person with recording equipment? (no dispute over who owns equipment due to placement) The video equipment is placed with intent to record woman, child inside private home by private individual, no possible "public safety" issue present (traffic camera, crime, etc) Will provide personal details to qualified representation... Local law authority ghave cited they will not intervene due to Supreme Court ruling allowing public safety. Proof exists thru court documents that the camera is only placed for harassment purposes.

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
When is a video recording device legal in this state? Is it legal for the person being recorded (inside private home) to place name, address of person with recording equipment? (no dispute over who owns equipment due to placement) The video equipment is placed with intent to record woman, child inside private home by private individual, no possible "public safety" issue present (traffic camera, crime, etc) Will provide personal details to qualified representation... Local law authority ghave cited they will not intervene due to Supreme Court ruling allowing public safety. Proof exists thru court documents that the camera is only placed for harassment purposes.

What exactly is the context?

Are we talking about "nanny-cams"?

If so, in MA it is fine to record video - but to record audio, you do need permission from the person you're filming.

Your post, however, isn't too clear. Could you please elaborate?

 

[saycheese]

What exactly is the context? Of the recordings? everyday living in the kitchen, The bedroom is probably of my granddaughter. Do not want to think what he has done with that.

Are we talking about "nanny-cams"? Nope, It's a walmart type camera in a dome that is mounted on the side of the building. Plain sight.

If so, in MA it is fine to record video - but to record audio, you do need permission from the person you're filming. Never gave permission. Police said none was needed.

Your post, however, isn't too clear. Could you please elaborate? What further info needed? The camera was placed AFTER a non harassment order was not renewed by a district court judge. It is harassment purposes only.

 

[saycheese]

I places signs in the windows where neighbor was filming that stated his name and address. Thus if he placed it on the web it would give him away. Is that legal?d

 

[saycheese]

Anyone have the law?

Looking for the law that states anyone can put up a surveillance camera. Or how it puritans to anyone in the public. It's not a nanny cam hidden in a teddy bear it;s a camera place openly on the side of a neighbors property. The camera is 10 feet away from my windows. There is nothing else to filf. The camera was placed as retaliation. I went , received harassment protection order. When I tried to renew the judge dismissed it. The camera was placed there a few days later.

 

[stealth2]

Looking for the law that states anyone can put up a surveillance camera. Or how it puritans to anyone in the public. It's not a nanny cam hidden in a teddy bear it;s a camera place openly on the side of a neighbors property. The camera is 10 feet away from my windows. There is nothing else to filf. The camera was placed as retaliation. I went , received harassment protection order. When I tried to renew the judge dismissed it. The camera was placed there a few days later.

His argument will be that he has placed the camera for security reasons.

Oh, and... what do Puritans have to do with anything?

 

[saycheese]

security

Yes, i saw that answer somewhere already. Except that's the only camera he has up. It's not focusing on his doors, swimming pool or any other security risk...unless he is making sure all is secure inside of my house. :

The camera is aimed at my 3 season porch (also my work room) and my granddaughter's bedroom. Both rooms now have shades closed 24/7. He only placed it after my complaint for a non harassment order be renewed. The judge at district court say nope. Now this is my neighbor's way of payback by harassing me legally. There is something very wrong with our court system if he can do it and I cannot stop him.

Puritans.... pertains ....Safe to say the ipad spell check auto fill was working diligently? ...May I also plead a a late night?

SO nothing can be done? (i placed 6 foot fence already, he moved the camera up... That's the maximum height for the fence. There is something very wrong here. I thank you for your response.

 

[justalayman]

plant a tree

place a very bright light as close to the camera as you can, obviously shining in the direction of the camera but of course, it is in the name of security so you can see that side of your house

If you believe the camera was ever on when your daughter may have been unclothed and viewable by the camera, such a complaint provided to the police might initiate an investigation for recording child porn. Do not make anything up but if it was a possibility, then he may have broken the law by his actions. His raising the camera after you placed the fence would be pretty damning in such an situation.

 

[saycheese]

LOL The fenci is 8 inches from my windows. No room to plant a tree.
The entire matter started by the property line being mis quoted by our previous owner. We thought we owned 6 feet of land that it turned out was neighbor dude's. Rather than be the nice guy he declared that our porch was inches onto his property therefore we had to tear it down. The guy is bipolar, untreated. He doesn't think right..... Most people in the same circumstance would work out a financial agreement and allow us to buy the strip of land. He decried our house needs to be moved over 6 feet initially..... (wait, the same error also is happening with the house on the other side. We own 6 feet into his garage. except we sympathize and won't challenge until he should sell or pass away since he is elderly. We tried finding a lawyer.... Nobody will touch it. We can't afford to fix it.
It's a mess... I just want the camera down....

 

[Zigner]

LOL The fenci is 8 inches from my windows. No room to plant a tree.
The entire matter started by the property line being mis quoted by our previous owner. We thought we owned 6 feet of land that it turned out was neighbor dude's. Rather than be the nice guy he declared that our porch was inches onto his property therefore we had to tear it down. The guy is bipolar, untreated. He doesn't think right..... Most people in the same circumstance would work out a financial agreement and allow us to buy the strip of land. He decried our house needs to be moved over 6 feet initially..... (wait, the same error also is happening with the house on the other side. We own 6 feet into his garage. except we sympathize and won't challenge until he should sell or pass away since he is elderly. We tried finding a lawyer.... Nobody will touch it. We can't afford to fix it.
It's a mess... I just want the camera down....

You choose to ignore somebody encroaching 6' on to your property. He chooses to not ignore it. Neither is right or wrong. Personally, I wouldn't want the neighbor's porch on my property either.

When did you get your MD?

 

[justalayman]

aycheese;2801654]LOL The fenci is 8 inches from my windows. No room to plant a tree.
The entire matter started by the property line being mis quoted by our previous owner.

that is why you pay for a surveyor. They are the only entity in the world that can determine where your property line is.

He doesn't think right.

.I guess you don't either if you thought he should give up any of his property to you, especially since it is obvious the lots are narrow.

... Most people in the same circumstance would work out a financial agreement and allow us to buy the strip of land. He decried our house needs to be moved over 6 feet initially..... (wait, the same error also is happening with the house on the other side. We own 6 feet into his garage.

so now you own the houses on both sides of his house?

We tried finding a lawyer.... Nobody will touch it.

I am sure I can find a lawyer that will take it. It will be hourly because that is the proper means of charging in a case like this.

We can't afford to fix it.

then how could you afford a lawyer if you found one? Maybe that's why you couldn't find a lawyer.

It's a mess... I just want the camera down....

the best I can say is: be creative.