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CCTV for landlords and rental property
A landlord may cover shared entrances, external areas and their own boundary. Cameras covering a tenant's private entrance, windows or interior are not acceptable. Agree camera positions in writing at the start of the tenancy to avoid a dispute later.
Shared areas only
Common entrances, stairwells, car parks and the external boundary. A camera aimed at a tenant's own door is a dispute, and it undermines the footage.
Put it in the agreement
Recording the camera positions in the tenancy agreement removes the argument entirely. It takes one paragraph.
Who holds the footage
The landlord operates the system and holds the admin login. Tenants should know it exists and where the cameras point.
What CCTV can a landlord install?
Can I put a camera at a tenant's front door?
Not pointing at their door or into their property. A camera covering the shared approach is normally fine; one aimed at a private entrance is not.
Can a tenant install their own cameras?
With your permission, and it is usually reasonable to give it for a system that can be removed cleanly at the end of the tenancy.
Need this doing?
Home security cameras usually mean covering the main gate, the boundary wall, the courtyard and the front door. For a typical family home in the Talagang area that is four to six cameras with night vision, a recorder inside the house and phone viewing. Expect PKR 45,000 to 90,000 installed.
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