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I'm looking for advice here cause I can't seem to find it anywhere else I look.

My fiance (19m) and I (19f) are currently living with his parents in the New England area in the US we rent under them for $825 a month for a room and we have a key lock on our door because they keep invading our space we asked them not to go in without saying anything to us first as we have private stuff in there we occasionally leave out and it makes me extremely uncomfortable.

I have voiced in the past asking them not to go in and respect our privacy but their excuse is that the breaker box is in the room and it blew a few times in which I asked his sister who was home when it “happened” and she said it didn't and they just when in (we have a extra key hidden for when they have to go in but it's not free range.)

I'd understand if we weren't renting under them but isn't it reasonable for them just to ask they don't so I feel they already crossed a line. They also aren't really nice to me but I have nowhere else to go so it's all just so frustrating.

Anyway I recently found out they are going in there again, I find it uncomfortable that they feel they have full access to the room.

I'm debating on getting a camera in the room with audio (we have a loud fan on all the time so it wouldn't pick up any convo outside the room.) I have expensive jewelry in there and that was the excuse for the lock but I don't want to add to the fire if that makes sense.

My fiance is okay with putting in a camera in there as well and we would both have access he understands how uncomfortable it makes me with people invading our space, we also just got approved for a $150k loan on a house so we can move out and I don't want them knowing till we have our hands on a place and we haven't said anything cause I feel they won't be supportive cause they weren't supportive about him getting a car, in turn, they asked us for more money.

The big question do I have to disclose that I am putting in a camera and what do I need to do or am I in the clear as it is our personal space?

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