In The Shorts
I knew it would only be a matter of time that someone would throw a fit about a picture being taken of their neighborhood.
With Their Pants Down
I thought it would be because someone was caught doing something they weren’t supposed to. I was hoping for something interesting. Like a robber climbing in or jumping out of a window. The lover caught with his car parked in front of the house. What I didn’t think about – of all things – is that a couple would sue simply over the picture itself. I don’t know why that didn’t dawn on me.
Are We At Risk?
It’s not interesting or funny that there would be a lawsuit over just a picture of a house. We take pictures of houses every day. Could we be sued if we posted a picture of our listing and even inadvertently the house next door was in the shot? What if Greg was taking pictures for one of his boffo-socko listing websites and got sued for invasion of privacy because he included shots of the neighborhood? Should we get releases from every owner whose house we take a picture of?
Bottom Line
There isn’t one. I just wanted to use that subtitle. Well, I guess the bottom line is that anybody can sue for anything; and we’d better have good E&O insurance.
