(A) Neither the owner of any multiple unit residential dwelling nor his agent or representative shall interfere with the right of any tenant or lawful resident thereof to receive cable service, cable installation or maintenance from a cable television grantee regulated by and lawfully operating under a valid and existing franchise issued by the Municipality.
(B) Neither the owner of any multiple unit residential dwelling nor his agent or representative shall penalize, charge or surcharge a tenant or resident or forfeit or threaten to forfeit any right of such tenant or resident, or discriminate in any way against such tenant or resident who requests or receives cable service from a grantee operating under a valid and existing cable television franchise issued by the Municipality.
(C) No person shall resell, without the expressed, written consent of the grantee and, in the case of government or educational access programming, the written consent of the Municipality, any cable service, program or signal transmitted by a cable television grantee under a franchise issued by the Municipality.
(D) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person from requiring that cable system facilities conform to laws and regulations and reasonable conditions necessary to protect safety, functioning, appearance and value of premises or the convenience and safety of persons or property.
(E) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person from requiring a grantee to agree to indemnify the owner, or his agents or representatives for damages or from liability for damages caused by the installation, operation, maintenance or removal of cable television facilities.
(Ord. 767, passed 4-25-00)