LimeiBook86
New Member
So I live in Piscataway, NJ and I'm renting an apartment. In our lease there was an attachment about satellite dishes. It stated that any satellite dish used would mean they would charge us a $25 a month fee. We signed the lease so I know there's no way out of paying the fee if I were to have a dish. But I'm wondering if charging this fee is illegal?
The only choice for TV here is Cablevision, all of the cable outlets are pre-installed and there is no extra monthly fee for using the outlets.
I read over this FCC law and it relates to this issue: http://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule
So I'm wondering if it's legal for my apartment complex to charge a $25 fee for me using my own satellite dish. It doesn't seem like much but $25 added to the $60-70 I would pay for a satellite package is not fun.
When I asked about this before I moved the lady mentioned that the reason why there is a fee is so that 'everyone doesn't get one, it would look ugly if everyone had them'. Which seems like a pretty lame reason. The apartment down the sidewalk has one and it's on a pole in front of their window planted into the dirt. Doesn't look ugly to me at all.
I've already emailed the FCC to see if their law affects this.
Any advice would be great. Thanks!
-Steve
The only choice for TV here is Cablevision, all of the cable outlets are pre-installed and there is no extra monthly fee for using the outlets.
I read over this FCC law and it relates to this issue: http://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule
So I'm wondering if it's legal for my apartment complex to charge a $25 fee for me using my own satellite dish. It doesn't seem like much but $25 added to the $60-70 I would pay for a satellite package is not fun.
When I asked about this before I moved the lady mentioned that the reason why there is a fee is so that 'everyone doesn't get one, it would look ugly if everyone had them'. Which seems like a pretty lame reason. The apartment down the sidewalk has one and it's on a pole in front of their window planted into the dirt. Doesn't look ugly to me at all.
I've already emailed the FCC to see if their law affects this.
Any advice would be great. Thanks!
-Steve