Does a doorbell and deadbolts need to be installed in a separate unit of a home?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Moore, H040793 (Cal. App. 2015):

While doorbells, deadbolts, separate entrances, separate mailboxes, and separate appliances are certainly indicia of separate units, we do not necessarily hold that these are prerequisites. (See United States v. Greathouse (D.Or. 2003) 297 F.Supp.2d 1264, 1274 (Greathouse), [rejecting government's argument that absence of doorbells and deadbolts on private rooms in a single family dwelling are dispositive for Fourth Amendment purposes].)11 In this case, there is no dispute that the kitchen, bathroom, and living room

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