| Everyday I see more and more satellite dishes on | | | | satellite TV service, at a competitive rate |
| balconies and patio areas. You can't really blame | | | | WITHOUT having to mount dishes throughout the |
| folks for wanting more channels for less money. | | | | apartment community. For this reason, |
| Just drive through any apartment or condominium | | | | "shared-satellite-dish-systems" have begun to |
| community and you will see these ugly satellite | | | | spring up in the multifamily market in a huge way. |
| dishes plastered all over the place. Too bad | | | | A shared satellite system allows all apartment |
| satellite dishes can't also serve as small windmills | | | | units to have access to satellite TV programming |
| that provide alternative energy...(hmmm, you | | | | packages without the need for a satellite dish or |
| never know). Independently installed satellite | | | | southwest exposure. That's right! No need to turn |
| dishes in apartments pose a huge liability issue and | | | | away potential residents because you have no |
| are of course, very unsightly. | | | | available units facing southwest. |
| So What's A Property Owner To Do? | | | | There are companies that are focused on |
| According to the FCC's ruling on | | | | providing these solutions, and more and more |
| "Over-The-Air-Reception-Devices" (OTARD), | | | | owners are beginning to seek them out. They are |
| owners cannot restrict a resident from installing a | | | | not your "run-of-the-mill" satellite tv retailers |
| satellite dish (up to one meter in diameter) within | | | | (putting dishes on balconies). They are more like |
| the confines of their leased or dwelling space. | | | | small private cable companies. And in most cases, |
| The solution to this "balcony dish problem" lies in | | | | property owners don't need to spend a dime to |
| the properties ability to offer residents a premium | | | | have a system installed. |