Satellite dish ?

[Tony Cavalli]

My tenant wants to get Satellite T.V. instead of cable..

I have never hung a satellite dish on my roof before... but Im guessing depending on the person doing the work it could possibly create damage if not done correctly..

Should I allow the tenant to go ahead with this? what are my risks?

anyone else had good or bad experiences with this?

Should damages come out of her deposit?

or not allow this to happen at all?

[Robert Leonard]

@Tony Cavalli I don't allow unnecessary intrusions of my roof. I think the satellite companies have started requiring their installers to get property owner permission for these installs in my area. I've had several of them installed in the past without my consent, but over the last two years, I always get a call to ask and I say put it on a pole next to the house.

This is one of my pet peeves because the installers and tenants can be in an "I don't care where you drill holes, just get my satellite in every room" mode. When I can, I'm there when the installer is, so I can help him with decisions on where to drill or not.

I also don't want 20 feet of wire coming out of a hole in the wall. I like a low voltage outlet with a plate that the tenant can attach an RCA cable to in whatever length they need and it can be removed if its not used by the next tenant.