I wonder if this has any correlation with something I have noticed -- I have yet to do a vacation rental, but when I go shopping online for them and look at the photos, lack of curtains (or the gauziest excuse for them) is almost uniform out in rural Missouri. Everyone wants a peek.
Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
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Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Having someone's dog be on a porch for a few hours really doesn't seem like much of a violation. Wild animals do the same all the time.
What if the proprietor has a really bad allergy to animal dander?
Measure the pet dander concentration before and after a rental rather than cameras?
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#33If cell phone signal is good enough for decent internet coverage at your rental, just unplug the router so you don't have to worry about being watched all the time. One of the benefits of everything going cloud-based is that most of these stupid devices don't work without wifi/internet.
I did this and the landlord contacted me saying the internet needed to stay on because he had a front doorbell camera. I’m not sure what Airbnb’s policy is here so I plugged it back in.
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#34hmm, seems like the landlord was justified. the client literally lied about having a pet.
Eh, if you only know someone had a pet because you spied on them I tend to think you're just being nosy.
Obviously it doesn't apply here specifically, but there's a reason evidence obtained illegally can't be used to prosecute criminals. If we accept that two wrongs make a right then everyone is just worse off.
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#35Video cameras are continually getting better, cheaper, and smaller, and therefore will be installed everywhere.[a] In coming years, if you're in a building or house that is not yours , odds are there will be one or more cameras taking candid videos/photos of you as you go about your daily life. [a] Take a look at the size of the lens on the back of your mobile phone. That's how small high-quality cameras already are…
I don't think that I'll find any cameras, hidden or otherwise in a hotel room, which I rented anytime soon.
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
A visitor bringing a pet onto the porch, and not into the residence, hardly seems like a violation of the no pet policy.
If I say no pets on my property what suddenly allows a small violation to be acceptable? Go find another place.
Certainly, but that doesn't justify spying on guests.
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#37I believe having one of those anti-spy cam devices is now a travel necessity if you're staying in any modern Airbnb. There's too much to gain and too little to lose for any landlord. And spy cams are so cheap!
Super interested here. Is there something you recommend?
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#38Ignoring this author for breaking the house rules and thinking he is in the right. The reality is Airbnb's are slowly being regulated away due to both the poor behavior of guests and bad hosts that have allowed guests to remain unchecked. All it takes is one bad stay for your reputation with your neighbors to be ruined. I am on good terms with mine, but realize that, if I hosted a stay that brought too many guests or…
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Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#39Video cameras are continually getting better, cheaper, and smaller, and therefore will be installed everywhere.[a] In coming years, if you're in a building or house that is not yours , odds are there will be one or more cameras taking candid videos/photos of you as you go about your daily life. [a] Take a look at the size of the lens on the back of your mobile phone. That's how small high-quality cameras already are…
I propose everyone has a regular wank in every room. That'll scar the peepers more than the renters. Was it worth installing the CCTV?
Just wait until a 14 year old masturbates in private, and the landlord will have a lot more to worry about. (Maybe even undressing would be a problem?)
Even restricting the cameras to less-private rooms wouldn't be sufficient – I doubt it's unusual for parents to sneak an extra child or two into a property, e.g. by bringing an air bed to use in the living room.
Re: Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
A visitor bringing a pet onto the porch, and not into the residence, hardly seems like a violation of the no pet policy.
If I say no pets on my property what suddenly allows a small violation to be acceptable? Go find another place.
Mostly common sense. A stranger could walk their pet onto the property without permission. Is it the renter's job to run them off? If not, where is the line. There's clearly a grey area. The renter not allowing the visitor into the building (because the renter doesn't want pets) is reasonable. Preventing outside visitors? Grey area, and open to interpretation. I would consider it reasonable, and would push back if the landlord complained.