Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.
United States Supreme Court
458 U.S. 419 (1982)
Relevant factsFree
New York law required landlords to permit cable companies to install cable facilities on their buildings; Teleprompter (defendant) installed cable equipment occupying portions of Loretto's (plaintiff) roof and building exterior pursuant to a law that barred landlords from interfering with or charging for such installations. Loretto sued, claiming the mandated installation was an unconstitutional taking, and New York's courts upheld the law's constitutionality.
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Whether a minor but permanent physical occupation of an owner's property authorized by government constitutes a taking of property for which just compensation is due under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.