Dish on my patio

The FCC Over-the-Air-Receiving-Device (OTARD) rules provide the national framework for how small satellite antennas (1 meter in diameter and under) and other over-the-air antennas are regulated by state and local governments, as well as certain private associations, including HOAs.

The answer to your question may well turn on what you mean by "anchor [the dish] in my property." If the dish is to be fully contained within, say, your attached patio, and the base does not penetrate the concrete or other common structure of the HOA, then the likely answer is that you can place the antenna without HOA approval. An example would be where the antenna uses a on-top-of-ground mount which might be weighted down by sandbags.

HOAs may reasonably restrict where and how OTARD-protected antennas are installed in common areas and external portions of structures. The third link, below, may be most useful to you.

Here are some useful links: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/consumerdi... http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html and especially http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/Associa...

Ultimately, an attorney advising you would need more details to give you a legally reliable answer.

Jonathan L. Kramer, Esq.
Kramer Telecom Law Firm, PC
Los Angeles, California

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