Peeping Tom Case or Invasion of Privacy
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I am prohibited from giving a legal opinion. It will be a matter of subjective determination for the court, based on all the facts and circumstances involved. The court will be more likely to find "peeping" if it can be shown that there is no legitimate hunting use for the blind. I suggest contacting the local housing department regarding applicable building codes governing the erection of hunting blinds on one's property.
In order to find an invasion of privacy, a person must have a reasonable expectation the private nature of their conduct. Whether a swimming pool qualifies as a place where one may reasonably expect to be safe from surveillance by a neighbor will depend on all the facts involved. In some cases, it has been held that a surveillance camera pointed at a neighbor's house constituted an invasion of privacy where the evidence proved there was no legitimate criminal deterrence motive.
