[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Dec 29 2005, 11:19 PM\']Is it possible for people to live in apartments to get satellite? I thought there was some kind of legislation about this, but have not been able to find it.
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If you can overcome both the legal and the technical restrictions, yes, you can get satellite TV in your apartment.
IANAL so this is a bit simplified, but in a nutshell, you can
legally get satellite TV as long as the dish is installed in an "exclusive use" area (a part of your apartment to which only you have access and which only you are permitted to use, such as a balcony), your building's not designated as a historic landmark, and no safety risks would come from its presence (for example, you might be required to use a certified installer to make sure the dish won't fall off the balcony). You can
technically get satellite TV as long as the dish has a clear view of the southern sky -- meaning it's not facing the wrong way (as is the case with Mr. Lemon) and there are no trees or other obstructions in the way.
There was indeed a new law passed a while back about this, but it actually made it easier to get satellite TV; the new law pre-empts such things as homeowners associations that try to ban satellite TV for, say, "aesthetic reasons" or because they have a bulk deal with the local cable company. The exceptions I described above were left in the new law.