A helpful source

From time to time there are conversations about recording and posting audio or video recordings of board meetings. Some states may address this issue in their HOA statutes, but I came across a website that advises journalists on recording people. It also had a state by state guide on what the laws say or don’t say.

A reporter talking to someone for a newspaper article or TV news feature may not be the same thing as recording a HOA annual meeting, but this website may be helpful for some of you considering a formal policy on the subject. Of course, there are all sorts of ins and outs to the law, and you still have to consider the HOA statutes, so it’s best to have the association attorney review any proposed rules. Hope you find it useful!

The website is run by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press – here’s a link

https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/introduction

They are very up to date for Virginia Law. I video taped my upstairs neighbor urinating 12 feet from my back door, after I told him not to, three different times. Then I uploaded his video to YouTube. His Mother went ballistic when she saw it. Just so you know, he is 32 and very well educated. I did remove it at her request, only after she assured me that he will never do it again.