Antennas and Satellite Dishes
I. Preamble
These rules are adopted by the Board of Directors of The Gables at Columbia Condominium, Inc., on the day of Wednesday July 14, 1999.
WHEREAS, the Council of Unit Owners of The Gables at Columbia Condominium, Inc. ("the Council") is responsible for governance and maintenance of The Gables at Columbia Condominium ("the Condominium"); and
WHEREAS, the corporation is the legal entity comprising the council of unit owners of The Gables at Columbia, Condominium, Inc. a condominium established pursuant to the Real Property Article, Section 11-101 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland (1988 Replacement Volume) (the "Maryland Condominium Act") by the recordation of a Declaration, Bylaws and condominium plats in the Land Records of Howard County, Maryland located at Liber 3180, Folio 680, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Council through the Board of Directors is authorized to adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations in the interests of the Condominium, pursuant to Article V, Section (2)d of the Bylaws; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Commission ("the FCC") adopted rules effective October 14, 1996 and October 2, 1998, preempting certain association restrictions on the installation, maintenance, and use of direct broadcast satellite, television broadcast, and multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS) antennas ("antennas"); and
WHEREAS, the Council desires and intends to adopt reasonable restrictions governing installation, maintenance, and use of antennas in the best interests of the Condominium and consistent with the FCC rules;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council adopts the following restrictions and regulations for the Condominium, hereinafter referred to as the "Rules," which shall be binding upon all owners and their grantees, lessees, tenants, occupants, successors, heirs, and assigns who currently or in the future may possess an interest in the Condominium, and which shall supersede any previously adopted rules on the same subject matter.
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