If there are private surveillance cameras facing common walkways does one need to post a sign stating they are being videotaped?

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If there are private surveillance cameras facing common walkways does one need to post a sign stating they are being videotaped?

My next door neighbor put up a video camera facing out her front window on our common walkway, is it legal?

Asked on April 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina

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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Under the laws of all states in this country, there is no justifiable expectation of privacy when one is out in public. As such, in answer to your question, the private surveillance cameras facing the common walkway do not need to have any warning signs for the general public stating that they are being videotaped.

What you have written about is perfectly legal.


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