[time-nuts] Antennas in apartments

Chuck Harris cfharris at erols.com
Tue Dec 18 03:14:53 UTC 2007


Neon John wrote:
> 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.

Really?  I wasn't aware that I had a reputation for being a pedant.

>> 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.

And I explained the bounds of "reasonable".  I cannot imagine why that would
put you in a huff.

> 
> 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.

I long ago tired of the petty rules and regulations the city folk foist
onto each other.  So I bought a farm and do pretty much as I please.

-Chuck Harris




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