Allow tenant to install DISH?

[Ericka G.]

One of my tenants has asked if she can have a satellite dish installed by the cable company and needs a note from me granting permission before she can do it. Do you folks allow dishes on your properties? This is the first time I’ve ever had a tenant ask...I don’t have a problem with it but am wondering if there are potential downsides like damage to the roof?

[Eileen Murray]

Satellite companies don’t come take them down when service is discontinued either, and require a new dish with new service for new accounts. It’s why there are duplexes everywhere with six or seven dishes on them. Looks awful!