Landlord Filming Property

Guest101

always_sunny wrote: »

were you captured in the video and is your street identifiable?
If someone was filming outside my house I wouldn't care too much as long as I am not on the video.

Aren't you on google street view anyway?

The law is quite clear, you can film anyone and anything in public or on private land with permission. (except a small number of intelligence and military sites, but it's a handful)

always_sunny

Guest101 wrote: »

The law is quite clear, you can film anyone and anything in public or on private land with permission. (except a small number of intelligence and military sites, but it's a handful)

So if in public no permission needed?

Guest101

always_sunny wrote: »

So if in public no permission needed?

Nope, none what so ever.


There's no expectation of privacy in public

theartfullodger

Guest101 wrote: »

Nope, none what so ever.


There's no expectation of privacy in public

So that's why Google fuzzes out number plates and faces on streetview eh?? (And their lawyers have so much more expertise & money than we do..)

Each case is considered on it's merits...

intelligence and military sites - and have a look round places with a "royal" connection e.g. see.... ooerrr better not, might get arrested...

moneyistooshorttomention

theartfullodger wrote: »

Write (yes, WRITE! - keep copy) to your landlord stating you require an apology & that no shots you are unhappy with may be used - so you will need approval of final version. 'Phone them today to inform them of this, and mention that this was a breach of your right to "quite enjoyment" (a legal expression.. ), that you regard it as harassment (both a civil & criminal matter) and if any images are shown you are unhappy with you are minded to request legal action on both a civil & criminal basis.

Do let us know what their reply is.

What sort of tenancy do you have (there are several HA tenancy types..)??
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/social_housing/housing_association_tenancies
When did you move in? Ever been any issues between you & landlord?
How long do you wish to continue living in your current home?

Added to which is that I knew (back in the 1970s - ie 40 years ago) when I was still living in rented accommodation that the law specifically stated that the landlord had to give me 24 hours notice of their intention to come into my home.

I expect somewhere there is a law that states that the legal definition of "home" includes its garden.

They should have given you 24 hours notice of their intention to come onto your property. They didn't. Means they didn't comply with that law. They could do what they please outside your property in law - but not on your property.

In your position - I'd probably ring Shelter to check that law about notice is still there (I'm sure it must be) and that the definition of my home included any garden it had.

Guest101

theartfullodger wrote: »

So that's why Google fuzzes out number plates and faces on streetview eh?? (And their lawyers have so much more expertise & money than we do..)

Each case is considered on it's merits...

intelligence and military sites - and have a look round places with a "royal" connection e.g. see.... ooerrr better not, might get arrested...

Google has their own policy on privacy, and certainly some data protection legislation come sin to it (hence why some faces are blurred on those police documentaries)


However that has nothing to do with the actual act of filming in public, and only applies to footage used for commercial reasons (again this would apply to the OPs question) - but the general right to film is unaffected by this.

Mgman1965

marksoton wrote: »

Massive mountain and miniscule molehill anyone..?

In all honesty, this ^^^^^

silvercar

The outside of my house was used in a film in 1960. Some company planned a tourist tour of the area featuring a stop outside my house to show the house. I think the actor who featured was going to be involved in some way. The tour organiser knocked on the door to warn me. He claimed it was legal for all the tourists to get off the coach and stand on the pavement and take photos. As long as they didn't set foot on my property then I couldn't object.

Robisere

Which Housing Association? What area?

I ask because I live in a HA home, although mine is a Sheltered Housing home amongst others. But it sounds like something my landlord would do, no worries about privacy or informing us. They once actually sent a bunch of those religious barmpots - you know the USA-based ones I mean - to our Close. The barmpots had actually asked the landlord if they could doorknock. I think most of them left before halfway through: there are some stroppy Old Gits here! Including me!

davidmcn

theartfullodger wrote: »

So that's why Google fuzzes out number plates and faces on streetview eh?? (And their lawyers have so much more expertise & money than we do..)

While there might be data protection arguments given the nature of Streetview, I suspect Google have largely done that to deter complaints rather than because anyone would have a sound legal case against them. I think it's also so they have some consistency with jurisdictions where such measures are required.