(a) An owner or operator of an apartment building, condominium, nursing home, trailer park or any other rental facility may not interfere with or charge a fee for the installation of cable facilities for the use of a lessee of said property or premises, except that such owner or operator may require:
(1) Installation to conform to reasonable conditions necessary to protect the safety, appearance and functioning of the premises;
(2) The grantee, occupant or tenant to pay for the installation, operation or removal of such facilities; and
(3) The grantee, occupant or tenant to agree to indemnify the owner or operator for any damage caused by the installation, operation or removal of such facilities.
(b) No grantee shall reimburse or offer to reimburse any person, nor shall any person demand or receive reimbursement from a grantee, for the placement upon the premises of such person of the grantee's facilities necessary to connect such person's premises to the distribution lines of the grantee, so as to provide cable service to said premises.
(c) A landlord may not discriminate in the amount of rent charged to tenants or occupants who receive cable services and to those who do not.
(d) A grantee may not take action which would diminish or interfere with the privilege of any tenant or other occupant of any such building to use or avail himself or herself of master or individual antenna equipment.
(Ord. 1996-17. Passed 5-21-96.)