HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - December 23, 2016
Published: Fri, 12/23/16
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HOA Security Cameras Tied to Owner’s Server and Wifi: Nothing to Worry About!
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In this week’s tip, we answer a reader’s question about whether it’s OK to lean on an owner to provide HOA equipment or services.
An HOAleader.com reader writes, “We have a member in our community who feels he’s saving the community money by creating a wireless bridge for the camera system to his house. So in essence we’re using his server and his wifi to operate the cameras.
“As a board member, my concern is that while his intentions are good, the association needs to own and maintain its own equipment. If he’s out of the country (he travels a lot) and the server goes down, we can’t call someone to come fix it because the association doesn’t own it.
“Should the association allow him to continue to use his equipment and wifi, or should the association own the equipment and provide its own wifi? Is there any case law that might cover this since without some type of proof, he refuses to accept any opinions other than his own.”
Here we get input on this unusual arrangement.
This Could Be a Problem
Steve Cheifetz, a partner at Cheifetz Iannitelli Marcolini in Phoenix, doesn’t see a big issue with this arrangement, assuming the security cameras are in a public place.
On the other hand, Cheifetz could see a problem with privacy issues. “If you’re giving him access to things others aren’t able to see, that’s one thing,” he states. “But if it’s some owner volunteering equipment, I don’t see a problem.”
That privacy issue is what draws the concern of Bob Kmiecik, a partner at Kaman & Cusimano LLC, which represents associations throughout Ohio, particularly because of our reader’s description of the owner.
Get details, along with advice from Kmiecik if you insist on going forward with such an arrangement, in our new article: http://www.hoaleader.com/members/OK-or-No-Way-Owner-Provides-Tech-Support-or-Equipment-HOA.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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HOA Security Cameras Tied to Owner's Server and Wifi: Nothing to Worry About!
In this week's tip, we answer a reader's question about whether it's OK to lean on an owner to provide HOA equipment or services. An HOAleader.com reader writes, "We have a member in our community who feels he's saving the community money by creating a wireless bridge for the camera system to his house. So in essence we're using his server and his wifi to operate the cameras.
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