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TheresJustNoMoney

Whenever I move out of my apartment, I don't intend to take the Ring video doorbell with me. I intend to let the next tenants take it over. How would I properly transfer the doorbell's video feed to their account?

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Unless the property manager mandates me to remove the doorbell and take it with me on my next move, I intend to let it stay at my old apartment.

What is the process like, of transferring the control and video feed of that video doorbell to the next tenant and their account?

Have you successfully transferred ownership of your prior Ring doorbells to the next tenant / homeowner? How did you make that happen?

 

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[–]stranqe1 8 points 5 months ago 

If I moved into a new place and there was a previous tenants ring camera or something similar of different brand, no way in hell would I trust it and 100% I am replacing it anyhow

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[–]Holiday_Armadillo78 1 point 5 months ago 

Why? Ring devices can’t be connected to two accounts at once. You reset it and add it on your account.

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[–]TheJessicator 2 points 5 months ago 

You just remove it from your own account. Then they add it to their own. Don't remove it from your own account until the day you sell, otherwise anyone walking by can claim it. So make sure the new owner knows they need to add it to their own account immediately.

Even better, keep all your smart home stuff on an email account used exclusively for that purpose. That way, it's easy to pass along when you sell your house. Just give them the username as a password. They can then change the password.

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[–]ButterSnatcher 1 point 5 months ago 

Genuine question; is there a specific reason you want to leave it behind ?

But either way you just remove it from the account in the app so they can add it.

Though as a heads up not sure about your appartment but one that i lived in anything left behind 100% if it was of value the Inhouse Supers would just take it for themself. Not sure if you know of anyone who wants it if you really dont but might be a nice passing gift unless its your worried about removing it and showing damage.

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[–]TheresJustNoMoney[S] 0 points 5 months ago 

Genuine question; is there a specific reason you want to leave it behind ?

Because by the time I move out, there will very likely be a newer and better video doorbell model that has some new features that were not present in the video doorbell that I had installed in 2021. It's the same reason why I leave my dash cam behind with my previous car when I either trade it out for a newer one or get into an accident.

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[–]ButterSnatcher 1 point 5 months ago 

sounds like a good way to always make sure newest; but yes just remove from account

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[–]HornFanBBB 1 point 5 months ago 

I’d just keep it and use it for something else if you’re planning to stay in the ring ecosystem. A back door, etc. I had an old one that I kept just in case and it came in handy doing a secret sting operation for a mailbox vandal.

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[–]plocktus 1 point 5 months ago 

I just did this and left for new owners as well as some cameras. I went into each device to reset them and removed them from my account.

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