Host prosecuted for illegal surveillance – Göteborgs-Posten

The tenant was evicted for late payments and burglary. Now prosecuted values ​​in turn to illegal surveillance.

It was the end of last summer as a private host in the Gothenburg area said up one of their tenants, writes Home & amp; Rent. The reasons were late rent payments and an alleged burglary of premises in the apartment building. The tenant objected. But it did not.

Last week rent tribunal decided that “repeated delays and missed rent payments” were sufficient grounds to terminate the lease. The Board also considered that there was evidence that the tenant is guilty of burglary, despite the fact that the man convicted in the District Court. But there does not end the story.

Some of the evidence that the landlord made use of the recordings from the surveillance cameras. They showed that a man – who claimed to be the tenant – wearing out of stolen goods from the premises.

Now it turns out that the cameras set up without permission, according to Home & amp; Rent. This led to the tenant police notified the property owner for illegal surveillance.

The host has admitted that he set up multiple cameras outside the apartment block but does not recognize the crime because he did not realize that it was illegal to put up cameras. The trial takes place in early June this year.