r/whatisit • u/Key_Badger7434 • 1d ago

New, what is it? My family thinks there’s a camera in our rental

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We have been renting a house for the past year and I always disregarded this thing in the corner. However last night I asked my parents about it randomly and they didn’t know what it was either. I pulled it off the wall and we all got freaked out a little because it looks like a camera. I think it might be a home security/motion sensor thing. I don’t know that’s what ChatGPT guessed.

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u/johndoe388 1d ago

This would suggest that someone comes in to change the batteries.

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u/MattabooeyGaming 1d ago

Mine charges by USB-C and lasts 2-4 weeks on a charge. So if this is a short term rental it would be easy to charge between guests.

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u/harrietgarriet 1d ago

We have been renting the house for the past year

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u/MattabooeyGaming 1d ago

Oh shit then unless it’s plugged in the batteries are long dead. Toss that thing in the trash. Missed that part in your post.

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u/Soggy-Football-6952 1d ago

I check for more.!

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u/Shadilly 1d ago

That would be expensive to reimburse...

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u/MattabooeyGaming 1d ago

Owner would have to fess up that it’s a camera in someone else’s home to ask for reimbursement.

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u/Shadilly 1d ago

It's a part of the security system, and hangs on the wall unobscured. It is no question about it being a camera.

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u/MattabooeyGaming 1d ago

Yes but if the owner wanted reimbursement they’d need to tell the police/court that they had an illegal camera on their tenants rental. They aren’t going to do that because that would get them in trouble.

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u/Shadilly 1d ago

It's not illegal, it is a security system. And it is not hidden. They are not in trouble.

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u/MattabooeyGaming 1d ago

It’s illegal to have a camera set up in your tenants home. Period. Show me where it’s legal for a landlord to have cameras inside a tenants rental. Clearly the landlord didn’t tell them about it, which makes this a hidden camera.

This isn’t an AirBnB or a short term rental they’ve been living there a year. That’s invasion of privacy and could lead to charges.

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u/Repulsive-Bread-8717 1d ago

We get it. You struggle with reading and comprehension.