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DPA case 07121-1/2020/2166 – Violation Found (Slovenia, 2020)
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A data protection authority found that installing video surveillance in a multi-apartment building requires consent from a majority of owners. This decision clarifies the rules around surveillance in shared spaces. It reminds property managers to seek proper permissions before installing cameras.
What happened
The authority ruled that consent from more than 70% of apartment owners is needed to install video surveillance in a building.
Who was affected
Apartment owners in the building where the surveillance was proposed.
What the authority found
The data protection authority stated that video surveillance must comply with specific legal requirements and cannot invade personal privacy.
Why this matters
This ruling highlights the need for clear consent processes in shared living spaces. Property managers should ensure they follow legal guidelines when considering surveillance.
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The DPA received a request for an opinion on video surveillance in an apartment building with three separate entrances. The apartment owners from one of the entrances have expressed a desire to install video surveillance due to the increasingly severe vandalism in the building. The house manager asked whether in this case, when there are three separate entrances to the building, it is necessary to obtain the consent of all apartment owners or only from those of the entrance where video surveillance would be installed? In case where there are three separate entrances to a building, is it necessary to obtain the consent of all apartment owners to install video surveillance system in one of the entrance? The DPA stated that video surveillance in a multi-apartment building must be carried out in accordance with Article 76 of ZVOP-1. The introduction of video surveillance in a multi-apartment building requires the written consent of the co-owners who own more than 70 percent of the co-ownership shares. Video surveillance can be introduced in a multi-apartment building only when it is necessary for the safety of people and property. With video surveillance in a multi-apartment building, only access to the entrances and exits of multi-apartment buildings and their common areas can be controlled. It is forbidden to carry out video surveillance of the caretaker's apartment and the caretaker's workshop and to record the entrances to individual apartments. Furthermore, it is expressly prohibited to enable or carry out real-time or subsequent viewing of recordings of a video surveillance system via internal cable television, public cable television, the Internet or by any other telecommunication means capable of transmitting such recordings. Additionally, the DPA pointed out that the house manager must comply with the obligations arising from Article 74 of ZVOP-1, namely to publish a notice on the implementation of video surveillance. Appropriate technical and organizationa
Outcome
Violation Found
The DPA found a violation but did not impose a fine.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for DPA case 07121-1/2020/2166 in SI
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. DPA case 07121-1/2020/2166 - Slovenia (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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