@Max “So while yes, the condo’s know that by law they have to allow you to install an OTA antenna; there’s no law that states that they have to let you run the coax inside to let it work.” TRUE!
The FCC OTARD rules states:
“The rule prohibits restrictions that impair a person’s ability to install, maintain, or use an antenna covered by the rule. The rule applies to state or local laws or regulations, including zoning, land-use or building regulations, private covenants, homeowners’ association rules, condominium or cooperative association restrictions, lease restrictions, or similar restrictions on property within the exclusive use or control of the antenna user where the user has an ownership or leasehold interest in the property. A restriction impairs if it: (1) unreasonably delays or prevents use of; (2) unreasonably increases the cost of; or (3) precludes a person from receiving or transmitting an acceptable quality signal from an antenna covered under the rule.”
BUT!
“The rule applies to antenna users who live in a multiple dwelling unit building, such as a condominium or apartment building, if the antenna user has an exclusive use area in which to install the antenna. “Exclusive use” means an area of the property that only you, and persons you permit, may enter and use to the exclusion of other residents. For example, your condominium or apartment may include a balcony, terrace, deck or patio that only you can use, and the rule applies to these areas. The rule does not apply to common areas, such as the roof, the hallways, the walkways or the exterior walls of a condominium or apartment building. Restrictions on antennas installed in these common areas are not covered by the Commission’s rule. For example, the rule would not apply to restrictions that prevent drilling through the exterior wall of a condominium or rental unit and thus restrictions may prohibit installation that requires such drilling.”
Interesting conversation here: Want an outdoor antenna but HOA will not allow drilling hole into wall.
Best solution is flat coax. I used this before doing a permanent installation in my house by drilling a hole through my own damn wall! The $7.95 solution:
Sewell Direct Jumper Coaxial Video Cable, (SW-30513)
It is very flat. Ghost Wire Flat Coaxial RG6 Jumper cable is an ideal solution for anyone interested in avoiding drilling or cutting holes in walls when installing cable. It is perfect for people who are renting or just looking for an easy cable installation. The Ghost cable is super thin and moldable. It can be bent and folded to fit through small openings like windows or doors frames. This cable is primarily used when running coaxial cable (usually for cable TV) from an outdoor cable box into a home, apartment, or RV. This cable run usually requires drilling a hole from outside into your home, running the cable through the hole, then terminating the cable. This process can be time consuming and difficult and if you are renting it might not even be an option. Plus who really wants to drill a hole in their house. The solution is the Ghost Wire Flat RG6 Jumper Cable. The Ghost cable is essentially a bridge from the outdoors into the home that does not require a complicated and messy installation. The cable can be run through a window or door frame without drilling any holes or terminating any cable. The cable is super thin and moldable letting you perfectly match the available space between doors and windows. At only 0.25mm think the Ghost cables is the thinnest coaxial cable in the world. Unlike other flat cables the Ghost wire comes with adhesive strips that stick the F type cable heads into position so that it does not move or break when opening doors and windows for normal use. The cable is so thin that once in place it can be painted over making almost invisible.
This one is approved by DISH: Flat Cable CCTV JUMPER Dish Network and Directv Approved
Another solution if you have a window nearby: