Landlord’s camera
Several people are renting one house and paying utilities from a landlord. The landlord installed cameras that were not there before inspection and against the wishes of the renters when asked (not in writing). These cameras point into several room’s windows and doors as well as record audio. I imagine this also sucks up a lot of power when the renters pay for utilities. The first week, the landlord texted us saying we’re not allowed parties after having 8 people over from 12pm-7pm on a friday. Thus, one of the renters texted the landlord saying they did not feel comfortable with the cameras recording audio and video as it felt like a breach of their privacy. The landlord did not respond for two weeks, so someone (renter’s bf) unplugged the cams.
Now, the landlord is asking what happened to the camera feed. It’s obvious they are just trying to hound us for parties (which is protected by renter’s rights) — but the electricity bill is also a big concern. I imagine there’s some legal consequences to having turned off the cameras without an RTB filing, is this correct?
EDIT: thanks for all the help!! To answer some questions yes we are all renting under one agreement as we’re university friends.