Walk It Through: The Recorded Call
A call with a landlord, a phone left behind in an office, and a camera in a shared hallway.
A tenant expects a landlord to make promises about repairs on a phone call, and wants a recording of it.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A tenant recording a landlord. Recording police in public, video without sound, and recordings used in court are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class D felonyThe lowest class of felony, with up to five years and a fine of $1,025 to $10,245; a felony declared without a class is a class D felony.
- EavesdroppingListening to, recording or intercepting a conversation by electronic or mechanical means, with no right or authority to do so, a serious misdemeanor.
- Serious misdemeanorThe middle level of misdemeanor, with a fine of $430 to $2,560 and up to one year in jail.