Neighbour put motion sensor on front door to block, is he allowed?

dekaspace

No idea if they are criminals but I have had doubts about them paying council tax/self employed taxes before but the strange thing is they always leave the front door unlocked until this was installed so maybe they have been caught out, by front door I mean to the building not to their individual flat.

Other thing about taxes/benefits makes me think of another neighbour who in 4 years is only seen once a month (by my other neighbours I have seen him twice two years ago) to pick up post and recently some men in suits were enquiring had I seen the tenant from the empty flat.

Maybe some benefits clampdown I am unaware of.

PasturesNew

Put a black plastic bag over the sensor.

mcpitman

PasturesNew wrote: »

Put a black plastic bag over the sensor.

This, or a well placed piece of gaffa tape.

Alternatively, just snip the cable going to it.

m0bov

Prolly got a nice "indoor greenhouse" lol!

[Deleted User]

Perhaps an accidental repaint splash

edinburgher

How annoying!

JJG wrote: »

Unlikely to be a freeholder in Scotland.

The ground that the flats sit on will be owned by their respective owners, who will be responsible for the common areas (or the factor as their appointed agent). As a tenant, they have no rights to make changes to the common areas (their lease probably forbids pins in the wall!)

I'd speak to property owner (if you know them)/factor/direct action in that order.

Norman_Castle

TV licence paranoia? If he wants a beeping sensor it should be one that only he can hear.

googler

PasturesNew wrote: »

Legally, the flat owner would have to write to the freeholder to ask formal permission

Won't be one, since the OP is in Scotland. We don't have leasehold/freehold.

Each flat owner will be (most likely) 'joint and several' owners of the communal parts of the building.

Essentially, the other owner has installed stuff on a part of the building which the OP jointly owns, and without their permission, nor the permission of the other owners.

Where's it getting power from? If the installers have wired it in to the communal electricity supply for common stair lighting, or for the entryphone system, then they're also stealing the OP's and others electricity, for the communal bill will be increased, and everyone will be paying for it

Inspect it closely, where does the wiring go to?

maninthestreet

So where is the mains power feed coming from to power this security device? Or is it battery powered??

dekaspace

Thought I would update, something just came to mind, around same time or just before I noticed what looks like a Xbox Kinect in his bedroom window (a spare one he uses it as a living room more than anyway) pointed at an angle i.e in view of people walking to the door on top of a large box which I assumed to be a speaker before but could be something else.

I wonder if its possible that they set up something if so they are recording people coming to the door which means I am in those pictures.