[LianaB]

I have a friend who lives in a courtyard villa, who bought there for the privacy of the walls and area for her dog. Lately, someone has been flying a drone nearly every afternoon over the homes in her area. Her dog gets upset, starts barking, annoying the neighbors near her, and of course her privacy is gone, too! A call to Neighborhood Watch only suggested she call the police. As a single woman, she does not want to approach the neighbor directly, and no one seems to know if drones are allowed in the Villages. Any suggestions???

[DonH57]

12 guage birdshot should do the trick !

[graciegirl]

Have read several folks using them and sharing their pictures of The Villages area.

Might give some thought to not swimming nude. You never know.

On the other hand, who cares?

[Fraugoofy]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Have read several folks using them and sharing their pictures of The Villages area.

Might give some thought to not swimming nude. You never know.

On the other hand, who cares?

Or maybe it gives you the idea TO swim nude!

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[SFSkol]

Unfortunately, some people just don't age gracefully. They should not be discriminated against. It's not their fault. We already have the Macbeth Three Witches Club, that meets every full moon. They should definitely be allowed in The Villages as company for the crones we already have.

"Never mind," Emily Litella

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by SFSkol

Unfortunately, some people just don't age gracefully. They should not be discriminated against. It's not their fault. We already have the Macbeth Three Witches Club, that meets every full moon. They should definitely be allowed in The Villages as company for the crones we already have.

"Never mind," Emily Litella

[NotGolfer]

My guess would be to ask the local law authorities for your answer to this.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by LianaB

I have a friend who lives in a courtyard villa, who bought there for the privacy of the walls and area for her dog. Lately, someone has been flying a drone nearly every afternoon over the homes in her area. Her dog gets upset, starts barking, annoying the neighbors near her, and of course her privacy is gone, too! A call to Neighborhood Watch only suggested she call the police. As a single woman, she does not want to approach the neighbor directly, and no one seems to know if drones are allowed in the Villages. Any suggestions???

I would call the Sumter County Sheriffs office and/or Wildwood Police Dept, to ask for guidance. And, I would call the Federal Aviation Administration and ask them about laws/restrictions on drone use in residential areas.

[rjm1cc]

Try model airplane associations such as Academy of Model Aeronautics - AMA Plan Services to find an answer.
Probably rules that cover privacy.

[LianaB]

I found this online: (3) PROHIBITED USE OF DRONES.—
(a) A law enforcement agency may not use a drone to gather evidence or other information.
(b) A person, a state agency, or a political subdivision as defined in s. 11.45 may not use a drone equipped with an imaging device to record an image of privately owned real property or of the owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee of such property with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property captured in the image in violation of such person’s reasonable expectation of privacy without his or her written consent. For purposes of this section, a person is presumed to have a reasonable expectation of privacy on his or her privately owned real property if he or she is not observable by persons located at ground level in a place where they have a legal right to be, regardless of whether he or she is observable from the air with the use of a drone.

[redwitch]

Reading FAA guidelines and rules, sounds like the neighbor can legally fly the drone in residential neighborhoods. It is recommended for safety purposes that drones not fly over people but privacy doesn't seem to be an issue. He should have a drone license.

Seems like our right to privacy has flown right out the window.

[LianaB]

...And there is not way to know if the drone flyer is photographing or videoing what he is flying over.

[LianaB]

A look at Legalities in The Sunshine State: Drone Laws in Florida

[Steve9930]

I be!ieve the best approach is to ask the operator of the Drone they not fly over your property and let them know its causing a problem with your dog. Florida Law does not allow a Drone operator to fly over your home for the primary purpose of survelence but just because they may be recording their flight does not mean they are targeting you directlly. The post that indicated using a shot gun to shoot it down would make you commit a Federal Felony. Drones are regulated by local statute and the FAA. You do not need a Drone license to fly a Drone for recreational purposes but you do have to follow FAA Regulations. You only need a Drone license if you will be flying for Comercial purposes. Check witn your loca! Authorities for regulations in your area.

[n8xwb]

If she has a smartphone, suggest she install the app "B4UFLY". It will tell her if there are any restrictions to drones in her area -- she may be lucky and be within 5 miles of a private airstrip, in which case flying would be illegal.