except that it's a townhouse and not a condo so the roof is an acceptable place to mount.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Patrick Leary <patrick.le...@telrad.com> wrote: > This is from the FCC website re the OTARD FAQs: > > > > "The rule does not apply to common areas that are owned by a landlord, a > community association, or jointly by condominium or cooperative owners > where the antenna user does not have an exclusive use area. Such common > areas may include the roof or exterior wall of a multiple dwelling unit. > Therefore, restrictions on antennas installed in or on such common areas > are enforceable." > > > > http://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule > > > > *Patrick Leary* > > *M* 727.501.3735 > > <http://mkt2.us/TelrdNet> > > > > > > *From:* members-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:members-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Paul Conlin > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 5:16 PM > > *To:* memb...@wispa.org > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA Members] Angry landlord over Roof mount antenna > > > > It doesn’t sound like a common roof to me. If the houses are the typical > where there are 6 houses side-to-side-to-side each would have its own > roof. So six roofs all connected to look like one roof. If you look > carefully in the attics you will see the firewalls divide to create six > individual attics and, by extension, six individual roofs. Tell the > landlord building code says it is 6 roofs. He can own all 6 but they are > individual roofs. Then OTARD clearly makes each of those roofs exclusive > to each of the respective tenants. I think this situation is exactly why > OTARD was created. > > > > So while I do recommend you work things out with the landlord, don’t > inadvertently give any weight to his arguments. You still may need to > trump him with Federal Law. The tenant’s security deposit might be used to > “fix” the roof when they move out. Ordinary wear and tear has been defined > by the courts so many times I would expect leaving the J-arm foot on the > shingles will not be considered extraordinary damage. I hope you took > photos of your install. > > > > Offer to not charge the owner for increasing the value of his property > with the availability of your service. ;) > > > > PC > > Blaze Broadband > > > > > > > > *From:* members-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:members-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 5:00 PM > *To:* memb...@wispa.org; af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA Members] Angry landlord over Roof mount antenna > > > > So the landlord owns 6 townhomes and they all share the same roof. It > sounds like this is a common space and one not protected by OTARD if I read > it right. If that sounds right to you guys, my next option would be to ask > permission on behalf of the tenant to leave the equipment up since it's > already there. > > > > If they still say no, I can tell them to talk with the tenant since we > were given permission to mount the antenna on the roof and approval on > drilling hole for cable. > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:46 PM, tim Maylone < > t...@cherrycapitalconnection.com> wrote: > > One reason we use nonpenetrating. > > Second is a signed form providing you permission. > > > > Otard does not protect you from property damage. > > > > > > Tim Maylone - General Manager > > Cherry Capital Connection believes that every home deserves High Speed > Internet. Where you choose to live or work should not be a barrier to > access. It is our mission to make this a reality "one customer" at a time. > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: alex phillips > > Date:03/16/2015 4:30 PM (GMT-05:00) > > To: memb...@wispa.org > > Subject: Re: [WISPA Members] Angry landlord over Roof mount antenna > > > > Also, since now the deed is done why not ask the land lord if they can > just keep it. It is ultimately their responsibility to fix all of this in > the future so why loose the service and pay for repairs. > > > > I think you can explain to the land lord how the work was done and the > tenant should explain how they are going to fix it all when they leave but > honestly, having internet there makes the place more rent-able and all my > landlords say leave it. > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Darin Steffl <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> > wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > So I got an angry call from a owner of a townhouse who rents it out to one > of our new internet customers. We were never made aware the home was a > rental in any way. Our techs always ask permission on where to mount the > dish and bring in the wire and they were given approval to mount the dish > on the roof and drill a hole for the wire. If it was a rental, we would > have talked to the landlord. > > > > The home owner now wants us to remove the dish, cable, and holes and > restore everything to original condition. He wants new siding, new > shingles, the whole works. > > > > I don't exactly know how I should handle this situation. We won't be > pulling the mount off the roof because it is sealed if we leave it there. > We can't move the dish because the signal is only good there. Do we have > any sort of protection from OTARD or anything that allows us to keep things > in place since we were given permission from the tenant? > > > > Ideas or ways to handle this smoothly? We are not going to pay for new > siding or roofing when we were given permission to install. 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