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So im new hope this is in the right place. I live in a housing Association flat, long time ago police were involved after motorbike was kicked over they advised putting up camera. spoke to HA no probs. camera was up 1yr kids moved on took camera down. the camera faces my car only and i turn it around so its not facing the road during the day so it faces my car 11pm till 6am. Last month my new car got egged and keyed, put camera back up only to get email from housing to say i need to take it down as neighbor has complained im recording them and children. I believe the neighbor who complained is the culprit we have had many a falling out. I have been told all permissions have been revoked and im in breach of tenancy Section 3.5.2 of your tenancy states that you must not do or threaten to do anything which causes or is likely to cause a nuisance, annoyance or disturbance to our other tenants or to anyone living in, visiting or engaging in a lawful activity in the locality of your home. The housing association say The issue is that the camera is pointing at the public highway (road and pavement) as well as a communal path and lawn managed by Us. No one living in a flat has been given permission to have their own CCTV pointing at communal or public areas. Do they really have a say of me pointing a camera at the piece of pavement of which my car is parked next to? I also dont record anything its simply a deterrent, not really sure what they can do they have no right over the road and the camera is not facing any communal pathways or land owned by the housing association. Any advise would be great i feel i will have to remove it during the day and just g clamp it to window cill during the night its only a small camera.

Thank you for everyone's replays... I hadn't thought of that, its mounted to my window cill my car is parked on road side 8ft away I can swivel it around and face it back into my own property just seams so silly that this one person causing the problems can complain only to continue damaging cars once its removed. Especially as I originally had permissions for the camera before he said I recorded his children. Im a lone mother and although the car is not spanking new I worked damn hard last year my children forfeited days out & holidays while I saved just so we had a safe road worthy car that would last us. absolutely ridiculous that one jealous individual acts in this manor although nothing surprises me now.

I'm thinking I can just pop camera out after dark that way when a HA officer visits in day its not seen. Neighbor can complain till he's blue in the face. Is it a police matter I'm pretty sure its not?

Hi thanks for your replays, yes sorry I am in the UK. HA say I'm recording communal areas of which I'm not only car the camerais zoomed to my car but obviously catches part of main rd and pavement which doesn't belong to the ha but the council.

I know the person complaining is the one doing it and the camera prevents hin. Obviously its not worth losing my home over it but I clearly do not record his children and if it was a problem why deliberatelly park beneath it?? So frustrating once again the moron wins.