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prairiesky
join:2008-12-08
canada

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Re: Psycho Host House AP Refusing to let me get equipment off roof HELP

did your contract not have a clause that says something to the effect that it gets transfered under a sale?

Why's she being so crazy?
jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI

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said by prairiesky:

did your contract not have a clause that says something to the effect that it gets transfered under a sale?

My tower contracts all contain this kind of language for exactly this reason. Granted that doesn't necessarily give you permanent access, so a legal easement would be a good additional thing to have since that can be permanent regardless of who owns the property.

Either way, even our simple customer agreements state that they agree to give us access to come retrieve any equipment which we own. I have been in a similar situation once where the customer said he wouldn't let me onto the property to retrieve my antenna. I called a friend of mine who is an officer in a neighboring town, and he said that contract or not, if it is my property, I have legal rights to retrieve it assuming I didn't leave it long enough to be considered abandoned. He also said if the owner was being difficult, to just ask for a police escort to ensure things didn't get out of hand, and to have a witness there just in case.

If I were you, I'd call the police, tell them it is not emergency but is a matter of urgency, and ask them if someone would be available to accompany you while you get property off of the roof. In the end, it doesn't really matter what the law says if a police officer is willing to assist you in getting the job done. She could sue you, but that would require more time and money than she'd probably be willing to spend on the issue. It's easy to threaten it, but the reality is that it's usually just an idle threat. The bark is typically worse than the bite, so to speak.