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I need help advocating for privacy in my HOA, which wants to set up cameras in common areas
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From the context of the post, I'm assuming it is personal garages attached to houses, and the theft was from specific neighbors that left the garage door open, not from a parking garage building.
Reads to me more like there's a shared garage and the new neighbor had something stolen from their vehicle when another resident left the garage door open. Or possibly the whole garage area isn't gated and someone left the building entrance door from the garage open, so the theft was from a lobby. If the "common areas" are out on the street, wouldn't the new resident have to have left his own garage open? In which case he has only himself to blame.
The neighbor leaving their own garage open and having only themself to blame is exactly how I read it. I was assuming the HOA was planning to put surveillance cameras around the entire neighborhood, partially because I've only heard HOA as referring to suburban residential communities, and usually have heard "board" or "committee" being used for building or townhome setups.
I see. Since I live in a condo, our HOA dues pay for all the common area maintenance, trash collection, insurance, and because the plumbing wasn't fully converted it covers everyone's water as well. We elect a Board and use a management company but big expensive decisions are voted on by the whole HOA. But I get your point, it could be either.