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Aug 20, 2023 14:55:55 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

ChristianHJensen wrote:

Wyze.com several to choose from - you can put a micro SD card in them and they can transmit to the web (although you probably don't have a WIFi connection if you have no power). BUT - if you are renting it out I doubt it is legal to record without consent and if you do anyway it will be in-admissible in court.

This property belongs to the OP. She can do as she or her family chooses to put up cameras etc. without anybody's permission, even IF it was being rented to someone else. The inside of the building, if rented, may not be recorded but surely the outside can be.

Dennis

Aug 20, 2023 15:12:00 #

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

AzPicLady wrote:

Renters are the ones who caused the vandalism. Getting water and power back is WAY beyond my means. Selling it is out of the question, as it is our old homestead and has been in the family since 1835. So thanks, for responding, but no.

Simply Safe has a very reasonable alarm package with cameras and they have the ability to talk to the criminals as well as notify the police which respond very quickly when they know someone is in the home. The system is extremely easy to install and is completely wireless. Worth a look

Aug 20, 2023 15:23:31 #

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

AzPicLady wrote:

I have an old farmhouse that sits unattended. The... (show quote)

Kathy from past experience with County LEO even with Photos they usually don't do anything and after reading the rest of your post it would be a waste of money.
Somebody made the suggestion of getting power to it and renting it out.
Or Sell it.
Thats what I ended up doing with my Old farm and I was only 100 miles away from it.

Aug 20, 2023 15:24:15 #

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

AzPicLady wrote:

I have an old farmhouse that sits unattended. The... (show quote)

Sell the farmhouse. Offer reward for vandal ears. Build 8' security fence. Accept that humanity is not worth the effort to keep it extant. Choose one from above.

Aug 20, 2023 15:28:28 #

ChristianHJensen

dennis2146 wrote:

Where did you get your law degree from?

Aug 20, 2023 15:49:12 #

lagunamike

AzPicLady wrote:

I have an old farmhouse that sits unattended. The... (show quote)

I believe you are fighting a losing battle here. I know of one brand, Eufy, that has cameras with a built in solar panel. You would have to check that it would record to an SD card in the camera. While some cameras have built in wifi, I don't think there are any that also have a router, firewall, and web service built in, which are necessary to get on the internet. Someone would have to stop by, retrieve the SD card and view the videos on a pc/tablet. This is a tough one.

Aug 20, 2023 17:11:52 #

TonyP Loc: New Zealand

We had a, almost, similar problem. We owned a fairly large property in a rural town about 2 hours from where we lived, that had a lovely white high concrete wall surrounding it. It was rented out and the tenants were long term and nice people, but they could never catch the low lifes that painted graffiti on the fence. Police apologised they could do nothing unless they caught them in the act. But they did give me the name of their likely suspect who lived not far away from the property.
I tracked him down and had a quite a good long chat with him. Never accused him but offered him a deal.
I paid him $10 a week to be in charge of security. He didn't get paid if the fence was ever graffitied.
For the next 12 months, maybe a bit longer, no graffiti. Then we sold it, but for $500 a year it was cheap security.
Maybe a version of this approach could help.

Aug 20, 2023 17:36:54 #