It's not the landlord or management, it's the city. They don't allow them because of maximum height restrictions. It would have to go in the attic.

I'll mention it to him, maybe we'll see what we can do one of these days. It's just kind of annoying trying to watch the NBA playoffs only to have it drop out once in a while. I think he wants to upgrade to an HD receiver....doesn't that involve getting a different dish too? So maybe we could kill 2 birds with 1 stone.