[time-nuts] Antennas in apartments

Neon John jgd at johngsbbq.com
Mon Dec 17 17:31:36 EST 2007


On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:43:41 -0500, Chuck Harris <cfharris at erols.com> wrote:

>Neon John wrote:
>> Federal law says that landlords cannot prohibit satellite TV dishes. Another one of
>> those "best laws money can buy".  The implication for a solution to the GPS antenna
>> problem is fairly obvious.....
>
>I think you need to read the law a little bit more carefully!

Should have figured you'd be the one to make that kind of pedantic reply.

>What the law says, as I read it, is that you can put up radio,
>TV, or satellite antennas on your own property, regardless of
>covenants, home owners association rules, or zoning ordinances.
>But, if the property isn't yours, or isn't available for your
>exclusive use, it is up to the owner (or controlling authority)
>to decide whether you may or may not.

I'm neither interested in parsing individual sentences in a regulation (I hire a
lawyer to do that for me) nor debating this guy's controlling status.  As a landlord,
I've been told that if I want to avoid a slew of legal fees and hassles, let the
tenants put up their dishes as they wish as long as the placement is reasonable.  As
an observer, I notice that most every apartment complex I've observed follows that
same guidance.

I'll rephrase.  "The implication for a solution to the GPS antenna problem is fairly
obvious 99.999% of the time.....  Put the dish up, strap on a GPS receiver and see
what happens.  Sheesh.

John
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