subject: Your Rights With A Cell Tower Lease Site [print this page] Do you know your rights regarding having a cell tower lease site on your property? There are thousands upon thousands of land owners across North America who have been approached by wireless companies about putting up a wireless tower on their property. Those land owners need to be educated thoroughly about what goes on during negotiations regarding contracts, what their rights are, what the cellular companys rights are, and who it is they can turn to for help. It is always recommended that property owners hire a professional vertical real estate professional for assistance with all of this however, not just any agent will do.
A successful land contract is going to be one in which both parties, the cell phone company and the land owner, both benefit as much as possible without compromising their own benefits for the sake of the other party. This is the job of real estate asset management companies to help both sides reach an agreement regarding a cell tower lease site that is beneficial to both. There are certain rights that property owners have and specific things they need to ask for during negotiations. here are just a few of those things that can really help benefit land owners.
First of all, you need to make it clear that you want not just the tower secured by a fence, but your entire property. You also need to have it in writing that the company is going to add your property with the tower to its insurance plan. Here is where your obligation comes in: you have to tell your own insurance company that there will be a tower on your land too. You should request that when possible the cellular phone company get a hold of you by phone ahead of time before they enter your land to maintain the tower. Your obligation is to make sure that you always keep your contact information updated. It is very common for land owners to request that although the property can be accessed by wireless representatives at any time, they need to do so only when it is necessary to work on the tower.
You need to hire a professional to help you with this, but not just any professional will do. You have to make sure that you are working with one that is authorized by the cell phone company to contact you and to represent them. If you start talking with anyone about your cell tower lease site that is not authorized by the company, you could permanently damage your relationship with the company and also jeopardize your benefits from the contract in question.
