A group of renters in Oregon says their storage units were broken into over the weekend, and that the property’s security cameras were not recording at the time. A Reddit user who goes by the name @Scratpac4774, shared the story on the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating, where it drew significant attention. According to her post, the building’s owner allegedly revealed that there isn’t any recording from the day the robbery occured as he turns off the security cameras every weekend. The OP wrote that she and her husband were among several tenants affected by the break-in. According to her account, the thieves accessed the storage units in the building’s basement by undoing the hinges on the unit doors. She wrote that the stolen items included her father’s fishing rods, her old military uniforms, and various pieces of memorabilia connected to her and her husband’s military service. She added that the burglars appeared to have left before finishing, as a number of valuable items were left behind. Despite this, the stolen belongings are said to be largely replaceable, which is why she chose to share the story on r/mildlyinfuriating rather than a more serious forum. Still, without any surveillance footage, the chances of recovering the stolen property through a police investigation appear to be limited. Tenants push back, demanding footage logs and an explanation from the property owner According to Scratpac4774’s post, the tenants had requested security footage to include in their police reports following the break-in. In response, the building’s management company reportedly sent an email stating that the owner had reviewed the footage but that the cameras are turned off on weekends. My slumlord's security cameras are apparently turned off on the weekends. I'm tempted to ask if their cameras get a salary and PTO, too. byu/scratpac4774 inmildlyinfuriating The email, an image of which was shared in the post, stated that no footage was available from the weekend and that no recording of anyone breaking into the storage units was found during the weekdays either. The management’s email also advised tenants to file a police report if they had not already done so. In a follow-up message shared in the post, Scratpac4774 wrote back asking the management company to clarify whether the cameras are really turned off every weekend. She sarcastically asked, “I’m tempted to ask if their cameras get a salary and PTO, too.” She also requested that all available footage from before and after the break-in, along with any system logs, be preserved and sent over to support the police investigation, stating that the camera policy would be mentioned in the updated police report. In a similar case, a Michigan landlord exposed himself on a security camera after tenants requested he clear dead birds from an attic. The OP also described the cameras in her post as motion-activated, noting that she and other residents could see them moving as they walked down the hallway. She wrote: “It seems the cameras have a better work schedule than I do and now we are sh*t out of luck.” She added that she had asked for clarification and would update her post if the management responded with further information. The post attracted over a hundred comments, with several Reddit users suggesting that the weekend camera shutoff pointed to possible inside knowledge of the property. One commenter wrote, “It was your landlord lol,” while others suggested the cameras might not be functional at all. One user wrote, “They’re probably dummy cameras and they just don’t want to full on admit it.” Another commenter suggested that Scratpac4774 test the claim herself: “Walk down the hallway this weekend and see if the cameras are turned on.” Some users pointed to potential legal consequences for the property owner. One commenter wrote, “Take them to court and let them explain to the judge exactly what logic they use in this decision to turn the cameras off on the weekends.” Others remarked that the policy, if accurate, was difficult to justify from a security standpoint. One user noted, “Ah, yes. Everybody knows criminals take the weekend off,” appearing to mock the idea that a monitored property would have its cameras switched off on weekends. In another instance, a Denver renter questioned an alleged decibel-level recording device on an apartment lease. As of the time of writing, Scratpac4774 had not posted an update with any further response from the management company or the property owner. The building’s location within Oregon has not been specified in the post. No charges have been reported in connection with the burglary, and the identity of those responsible remains unknown.