Is it legal for a husband to video tape his house without her permission?

Answer 1

There are 12 States in the U.S. That requires ALL parties involved in the conversation (All Party Consent) to be made aware that the conversation is being recorded. These States are:

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Illinois

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Montana

New Hampshire

Pennsylvania

Washington

The following 38 States require that at least ONE person (One Party Consent) involved in the conversation has given permission for the conversation to be recorded including the person doing the recording:

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

District of Columbia

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

This falls under the United States Code: Title 18.2511. As long as you actually take part in the conversation and are doing so in a State that allows "One Party Consent", it is quite legal to record the conversation without another party in the conversation giving permission or even being told that they are being recorded.

Hope that fully answers your question..

Answer 2

In most jurisdictions it is legal to record someone, as long as they do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

You might, for example, record someone while eating together in a restaurant, because it is not reasonable to expect privacy in a public place.

A recording taken in a private place such as one's home would not be legal, because it is reasonable to expect privacy in one's home.

Any legally obtained recording can generally be used in court.

Answer 3

Ownership necessarily includes various of rights which may be exercised by the owner at any time. Video taping his own house IS an exercise of the right to enjoy his property. He may even outright destroy the house as this is, too, a right of the property owner. The only limitation to the exercise of ownership are those limitations imposed by law and the necessary moral obligation to respect the rights of others.