https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1301/text
Also, Airbnb asks you if there are any cameras in any place on your property and it is a violation to have cameras even on your front porch without acknowledging them.
I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it is definitely not legal. It also happens in hotels on occasion and not always with the managements knowledge.
> has the intent to capture an image of a private area of an individual without their consent
This law is basically forbidding voyeur porn.
A host could install a "security" camera in a living room. For a studio apartment, that would also be a bedroom. That's completely legal. Perhaps the camera is installed, but it's "not turned on". All legal.
But once the landlord steps across the line by turning the camera on, publishing videos, etc., the law is broken, but it's already too late.
1. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/airbnb-you-might-be-ca...
When you have a whole-home Airbnb, you may do private things in the living room or kitchen. For many people, a video of them watching a movie with a homosexual partner is dangerous because of the laws in their country.