Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: External Displays

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Nov 12, 2007, at 4:47 PM, Larry Miller wrote:

> Actually, I believe that there is a Federal law that allows anyone  
> to put up a satellite dish.
> Communities cannot forbid them. This was passed in the 1980s after  
> intense lobbying by the
> satellite companies.

We had the same discussion about accessibility and the right of  
handicapped people to install special doors, etc.

Laws allow people to do things and say they cannot unreasonably  
stopped from doing them, but that does not mean everyone can put  
satellite dishes on their front lawns or that handicapped people can  
just send in work crews into the common house to yank out doors and  
put in new ones.. They have to follow other zoning or covenant  
restrictions.

And many communities have many, many restrictions and fines to go  
along with them.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing,Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org