ABSTRACT
This chapter contributes to the understanding of condominium space and its governance and to rethinking privacy norms in this hybrid private-public arena. It focuses on video surveillance in condominiums as an emblematic reflection of the complexities of property but also briefly explores additional tools and practices that form ‘condominium assemblages’ used to enhance condominium surveillance capacities, and which further complicate condominium governance. The chapter analyses findings from semi-structured interviews with high-rise condominium owners, boards, managing agents, lawyers, and related policymakers in Tel Aviv, Israel. It analyses judicial decisions regarding video surveillance installation in condominiums during the same period. The chapter focuses on evidence from media articles and informal conversations with condominium owners and managing agents. It discusses the growing “condominium assemblages” evolving from the implementation of new technologies in condominium governance and future privacy challenges.
