If apartment building has no cable,can landlord deny satellite tv?

Question

If apartment building has no cable,can landlord deny satellite tv?

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

Absolutely not!  And even if the apartment had cable, they still can't deny it.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 forbids HOAs and Landlords from preventing you from having a satellite dish, with stipulations.  Too many landlords and HOAs were getting kick-backs from Cable companies to ban the devices... that is why they made the law.  They can have some restrictions, however, including how you mount it and its size.

Answer 3

Yes he/she can.  Cable/satellite television is their right to offer, not yours.  It's there property.  Some landlords prohibit dishes from being installed due to damage to the building or the unsightliness of many on the building.  

Answer 4

A landlord can deny your right to have Dish Network or Directv if it damages his property or is place on common ground.

If you are part of a HOA they cannot deny your right to satellite tv for any reason if you own the property and put it on your property, however many people back down to their HOA so they do not become hated members of the community.

A great solution to both locations is to Install a central dish and hidden wires for entire building with one company.

Answer 5

If he denies you to permanently affix a dish try what my friend did. If one of your windows is pointed in the proper direction simply mount a dish on a table next to the window and don't bump it.

Answer 6

OK! What the law says (FCC) is:  that the landlord cannot prevent a tenant from having  satellite TV unless installing a dish would either be unsafe, damage his property, or be a violation of existing building codes that specifically prohibit installations for visual reasons or if either the landlord provides free cable or equivalent cable service is available for the same price. the landlord may however may restrict the damage to his property in terms of how the dish is installed or how the wires are routed. Once the dish has been permanently mounted to the property, it becomes the landlords personal property  and you may not remove it or the wires when you move.