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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13765 Registered: Jan-08 | Improving reception to satellite TV To determine whether a satellite dish is their best ticket to TV land, apartment and condo dwellers need a clear picture. For them, the debate over satellite or cable boils down to more than dollars and cents, the sharpest reception for NFL, or even the most channels to surf. In fact, some multi-housing residents may not be able to have a satellite dish at all. Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the Over-the-Air Reception Devices rule banning most restrictions on the ability to see satellite TV. While property owners had made their own decisions about satellite dishes and antennas, the Telecommunications Act changed all that. Even an appeal by the National Multi Housing Council and other housing groups could not turn the tide back to when owners had control. The National Real Estate Investor says that before the act, "apartment owners and managers could, and usually did, say no to renters wishing to install an individual satellite dish or antennas. From the owner's standpoint, the satellite dishes were not only ugly, but they also represented a safety and liability concern if they were to fall on people." Although the act barred property owners from blocking the installation or use of these devices, there were some exceptions. "Generally speaking, apartment residents may install a properly sized satellite dish within the area that is covered by the resident's lease, but not in common areas and spaces beyond the resident's roof line or balcony. The dish must be properly installed and safely secured in compliance with applicable building codes," said Betsy Feigin Befus of the National Multi Housing Council. The problem for some multi-housing communities is ignorance, or disregard for these provisions, said a representative of gardencommunities.com, which manages The Commons at Upper Saddle River, Fair Lawn Commons and other New Jersey rentals. "Satellite dishes are not permitted in any common area. Yet left unsupervised, installers [often subcontractors] will affix the dish in the best picture location, violating our regulations. An improperly installed dish becomes a liability for us," the spokesman said. He said that the improper installation -- the sight of clusters of dishes topping roofs and balconies willy-nilly -- represents as much an eyesore as hanging laundry out the window. Problems also have included installers drilling into brick or sliding glass doors, causing damage. There's an element of danger, too, he said, because improperly installed dishes can succumb to gusts of wind. Garden Communities tries to solve the problem by making sure satellite dishes are placed where they are not easily visible, and that steps are taken to avoid drilling. Michael Beirne, on the New Jersey Apartment Association board of directors, said that landlords are pressed to try to smooth conflicts with tenants who want their own satellite dish. "By FCC rules we can't tell them no," he said. At Kamson Corp., an Englewood Cliffs company that manages apartment complexes, Beirne said that smoothing potential conflicts means setting up satellite TV with the most attractive packages, so that the majority of residents won't want to get their own dishes. For the 1 percent still unsatisfied, he said, Kamson has specific rules designed for installation. "It's not a perfect situation," he said, but "in this day and age, there's a million services people can access and as property owners we have to be sensitive to it." Befus agreed that, "an apartment owner may set some limits on individual satellite dishes when he or she provides a central dish for the benefit of the apartment community." She suggests that "communication between apartment owners and residents about satellite dishes helps to clear up potential confusion about the rules" and that this communication should begin at the signing of the lease. Dish on dishes The Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended in 1999 to include tenants, upholds the rights of tenants, condo owners and other multi-housing residents to have satellite dish service. Key points: - Satellite dishes can only be installed in areas that are for a resident's exclusive use such as a balcony. - Apartment owners may charge a damage deposit that is reasonable and refundable, probably up to $500, said Jim Arbury of the National Multi Housing Council. This is to cover damage such as drilling. - Tenants are not permitted to tap into another dish if they cannot get a signal on their own dish. - Landlords may impose restrictions that are necessary for safety and historic preservation. - Landlords cannot impair the installation, maintenance or use of satellite dishes and antennas. - Those unhappy with a property owner's decision regarding a satellite dish can appeal to the Federal Communications Commission. The number to call is 202-418-7096. Source: http://www.northjersey.com/realestate/news_residential/89859967_Improving_recept ion_to_satellite_TV.html |
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Platinum Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 16333 Registered: Jan-06 | I see ya found a very old post and did a copy/paste here..need the post count up ? |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13770 Registered: Jan-08 | LK I don't need a idiot in this thread Mr Copy and Paste! I don't posted it for you old tart! |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 13771 Registered: Jan-08 | Improving reception to satellite TV Sunday, April 4, 2010 Last updated: Sunday April 4, 2010, 11:09 AM BY DONNA ROLANDO The Record SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Not too old C/P!!!!! Poor stupid LK! |