loretto teleprompter manhattan catv argued march decided june new york statute provides landlord must permit cable television catv company install catv facilities upon property may demand payment company excess amount determined state commission reasonable pursuant statute commission ruled payment reasonable fee purchasing apartment building new york city appellant landlord discovered appellee catv companies installed cables building crossovers serving buildings noncrossovers serving appellant tenants appellant brought class action damages injunctive relief new york state alleging inter alia installation cables insofar appellee companies relied new york statute constituted taking without compensation appellee new york city granted companies exclusive franchise provide catv within certain areas city intervened upholding new york statute trial granted summary judgment appellees appellate division new york appeals also upheld statute holding serves legitimate police power purpose eliminating landlord fees conditions inhibit development catv important educational community benefits rejecting appellant argument physical occupation authorized government necessarily taking held statute excessive economic impact upon appellant measured aggregate property rights interfere reasonable expectations accordingly work taking appellant property held new york statute works taking portion appellant property entitled compensation fifth amendment made applicable fourteenth amendment pp character governmental action penn central transportation new york city permanent physical occupation real property taking extent occupation without regard whether action achieves important public benefit minimal economic impact owner pp extent government permanently occupies physical property effectively destroys owner rights possess use dispose property moreover owner suffers special kind injury stranger invades occupies owner property invasion qualitatively severe regulation use property since owner may control timing extent nature invasion constitutional protection rights private property made depend size area permanently occupied pp cable installation appellant building constituted taking traditional physical occupation test since involved direct physical attachment plates boxes wires bolts screws building completely occupying space immediately upon roof along building exterior wall constitutional difference crossover noncrossover installation since portions installation necessary types installation permanently appropriated appellant property fact new york statute applies buildings used rental property make simply regulation use real property physical occupation one type property another less physical occupation new york statute purport give tenant enforceable property rights respect catv installation thus construed merely granting tenant property right appurtenance leasehold application physical occupation rule case dire consequences government power adjust relationships since way alters usual analysis governing state power require landlords comply building codes pp marshall delivered opinion burger powell rehnquist stevens joined blackmun filed dissenting opinion brennan white joined post michael gruen argued cause filed briefs appellant erwin griswold argued cause appellees brief appellees teleprompter manhattan catv et al michael lesch frederick schwarz leonard koerner filed brief appellee city new york michael botwin james bierbower filed brief national satellite cable association et al amici curiae urging reversal briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed robert abrams attorney general pro se shirley adelson siegel solicitor general lawrence logan assistant attorney general attorney general new york brenda fox james ewalt robert john roper national cable television association stuart robinowitz richard rosen new york state cable television association justice marshall delivered opinion case presents question whether minor permanent physical occupation owner property authorized government constitutes taking property compensation due fifth fourteenth amendments constitution new york law provides landlord must permit cable television company install cable facilities upon property exec law mckinney supp case cable installation occupied portions appellant roof side building new york appeals ruled appropriation amount taking conclude physical occupation property taking reverse appellant jean loretto purchased apartment building located west street new york city previous owner granted appellees teleprompter teleprompter manhattan catv collectively teleprompter permission install cable building exclusive privilege furnishing cable television catv services tenants new york appeals described installation follows june teleprompter installed cable slightly less inch diameter approximately feet length along length building inches roof top directional taps approximately inches inches inches front rear roof june cable extended another feet cable run directional taps adjoining building west street initially teleprompter roof cables service appellant building part described cable highway circumnavigating city block service cables periodically dropped front back building tenant desired service crucial network use crossovers cable lines extending one building another order reach new group tenants two years appellant purchased building teleprompter connected noncrossover line one provided catv service appellant tenants dropping line first floor front appellant building prior teleprompter routinely obtained authorization installations property owners along cable route compensating owners standard rate gross revenues teleprompter realized particular property facilitate tenant access catv state new york enacted executive law effective january section provides landlord may interfere installation cable television facilities upon property premises may demand payment tenant permitting catv demand payment catv company excess amount state commission cable television shall regulation determine reasonable landlord may however require catv company tenant bear cost installation indemnify damage caused installation pursuant state commission ruled payment normal fee landlord entitled matter implementation section executive law statement general policy new york state commission cable television statement general policy app clarification general policy app commission ruled nominal fee commission concluded equivalent landlord receive property condemned pursuant new york transportation corporations law satisfied constitutional requirements absence special showing greater damages attributable taking statement general policy app appellant discover existence cable purchased building brought class action teleprompter behalf owners real property state teleprompter placed catv components alleging teleprompter installation trespass insofar relied taking without compensation requested damages injunctive relief appellee city new york granted teleprompter exclusive franchise provide catv within certain areas manhattan intervened special term granted summary judgment teleprompter city upholding constitutionality crossover noncrossover situations misc appellate division affirmed without opinion app div appeal appeals dissent upheld statute concluded law requires landlord allow crossover noncrossover installations permits request payment catv company level determined state cable commission noncrossovers ruled law serves legitimate police power purpose eliminating landlord fees conditions inhibit development catv important educational community benefits rejecting argument physical occupation authorized government necessarily taking stated regulation excessive economic impact upon appellant measured aggregate property rights interfere reasonable expectations accordingly held work taking appellant property chief judge cooke dissented reasoning physical appropriation portion appellant property taking without regard balancing analysis courts ordinarily employ evaluating whether regulation taking light holding appeals occasion determine whether fee ordinarily awarded noncrossover installation adequate compensation taking judge gabrielli concurring agreed dissent law works taking concluded presumptive award together procedures permitting landlord demonstrate greater entitlement affords compensation noted probable jurisdiction ii appeals determined serves legitimate public purpose rapid development maximum penetration means communication important educational community aspects thus within state police power reason question determination separate question however whether otherwise valid regulation frustrates property rights compensation must paid see penn central transportation new york city delaware morristown conclude permanent physical occupation authorized government taking without regard public interests may serve constitutional history confirms rule recent cases question purposes takings clause compel retention penn central transportation new york city supra surveyed general principles governing takings clause noted set formula existed determine cases whether compensation constitutionally due government restriction property ordinarily must engage essentially ad hoc factual inquiries inquiry standardless economic impact regulation especially degree interference expectations particular significance character governmental action taking may readily found interference property characterized physical invasion government interference arises public program adjusting benefits burdens economic life promote common good ibid citation omitted penn central affirms often upheld substantial regulation owner use property deemed necessary promote public interest time long considered physical intrusion government property restriction unusually serious character purposes takings clause cases establish physical intrusion reaches extreme form permanent physical occupation taking occurred case character government action important factor resolving whether action works taking also determinative faced constitutional challenge permanent physical occupation real property invariably found taking early pumpelly green bay wall held defendant construction pursuant state authority dam permanently flooded plaintiff property constituted taking unanimous stated without qualification real estate actually invaded superinduced additions water earth sand material artificial structure place effectually destroy impair usefulness taking within meaning constitution seven years later reemphasized importance physical occupation distinguishing regulation merely restricted use private property northern transportation chicago held city construction temporary dam river permit construction tunnel taking even though plaintiffs thereby denied access premises obstruction impaired use plaintiffs property distinguished earlier cases permanent flooding private property regarded taking pumpelly supra involving physical invasion real estate private owner practical ouster possession case contrast entry made upon plaintiffs lot since early cases consistently distinguished flooding cases involving permanent physical occupation one hand cases involving temporary invasion government action outside owner property causes consequential damages within taking always found former situation see lynah bedford cress sanguinetti taking flooding must constitute actual permanent invasion land amounting appropriation merely injury property kansas city life ins louis western union telegraph applied principles enunciated pumpelly situation closely analogous one presented today case held city louis exact reasonable compensation telegraph company placement telegraph poles city public streets reasoned use company makes streets exclusive permanent one one temporary shifting common general public ordinary traveler whether foot vehicle passes fro along streets use occupation thereof temporary shifting space occupies one moment abandons next occupied traveller use made telegraph company respect much space occupies poles permanent exclusive effectually permanently dispossesses general public destroyed amount ground whatever benefit public may receive way transportation messages space far respects actual use purposes highway personal travel wholly lost public matters exclusive appropriation taken whether steam railroads street railroads telegraphs telephones state may chooses exact party corporation given exclusive use pecuniary compensation general public deprived common use portion thus appropriated emphasis added recent cases confirm distinction permanent physical occupation physical invasion short occupation regulation merely restricts use property causby ruled frequent flights immediately landowner property constituted taking comparing overflights quintessential form taking reason frequency altitude flights respondents use land purpose loss complete complete entered upon surface land taken exclusive possession omitted doubt erected elevated railway respondents land precise altitude planes fly partial taking even though none supports structure rested land reason intrusion immediate direct subtract owner full enjoyment property limit exploitation two wartime takings cases also instructive pewee coal unanimously held government seizure direction operation coal mine prevent national strike coal miners constituted taking though members differed losses suffered period government control compensable plurality little difficulty concluding actual taking possession control taking clear government held full title ownership plurality opinion black frankfurter douglas jackson joined justice challenged portion opinion central eureka mining contrast found taking government issued wartime order requiring nonessential gold mines cease operations purpose conserving equipment manpower use mines essential war effort dissenting justice harlan complaint practical matter order led consequences different followed temporary acquisition physical possession mines reasoned government occupy use manner take physical possession gold mines equipment connected concluded temporary though severe restriction use mines justified exigency war cf ymca ordinarily course government occupation private property deprives private owner use property deprivation constitution requires compensation although recent cases addressed precise issue us emphasized physical invasion cases special repudiated rule permanent physical occupation taking cases state imply physical invasion subject balancing process suggest permanent physical occupation ever exempt taking clause penn central transportation new york city noted contains one complete discussions takings clause explained resolving whether public action works taking ordinarily ad hoc inquiry several factors particularly significant economic impact regulation extent interferes expectations character governmental action opinion repudiate rule permanent physical occupation government action unique character taking without regard factors might ordinarily examine kaiser aetna held government imposition navigational servitude requiring public access pond taking landowner reasonably relied government consent connecting pond navigable water emphasized servitude took landowner right exclude one essential sticks bundle rights commonly characterized property explained case government exercising regulatory power manner cause insubstantial devaluation petitioner private property rather imposition navigational servitude context result actual physical invasion privately owned marina even government physically invades easement property must nonetheless pay compensation see causby portsmouth emphasis added another recent case underscores constitutional distinction permanent occupation temporary physical invasion prune yard shopping center robins upheld state constitutional requirement shopping center owners permit individuals exercise free speech petition rights property already invited general public emphasized state constitution prevent owner restricting expressive activities imposing reasonable time place manner restrictions minimize interference owner commercial functions since invasion temporary limited nature since owner exhibited interest excluding persons property fact solicitors may physically invaded owners property viewed determinative short character governmental action penn central permanent physical occupation property cases uniformly found taking extent occupation without regard whether action achieves important public benefit minimal economic impact owner historical rule permanent physical occupation another property taking tradition commend appropriation perhaps serious form invasion owner property interests borrow metaphor cf andrus allard government simply take single strand bundle property rights chops bundle taking slice every strand property rights physical thing described rights possess use dispose general motors extent government permanently occupies physical property effectively destroys rights first owner right possess occupied space also power exclude occupier possession use space power exclude traditionally considered one treasured strands owner bundle property rights see kaiser aetna see also restatement property second permanent physical occupation property forever denies owner power control use property exclude others make nonpossessory use property although deprivation right use obtain profit property every case independently sufficient establish taking see andrus allard supra clearly relevant finally even though owner may retain bare legal right dispose occupied space transfer sale permanent occupation space stranger ordinarily empty right value since purchaser also unable make use property moreover owner suffers special kind injury stranger directly invades occupies owner property part supra indicates property law long protected owner expectation relatively undisturbed least possession property require well owner permit another exercise complete dominion literally adds insult injury see michelman property utility fairness comments ethical foundations compensation law harv rev furthermore occupation qualitatively severe regulation use property even regulation imposes affirmative duties owner since owner may control timing extent nature invasion see infra traditional rule also avoids otherwise difficult linedrawing problems disagree state required landlords permit third parties install swimming pools landlords rooftops convenience tenants requirement taking cable installation occupied much space disagree occupation taking constitutional protection rights private property made depend size area permanently occupied indeed possible future additional cable installations significantly restrict landlord use roof building made section requires landlord permit multiple installations finally whether permanent physical occupation occurred presents relatively problems proof placement fixed structure land real property obvious fact rarely subject dispute fact occupation shown course consider extent occupation one relevant factor determining compensation due reason moreover less need consider extent occupation determining whether taking first instance teleprompter cable installation appellant building constitutes taking traditional test installation involved direct physical attachment plates boxes wires bolts screws building completely occupying space immediately upon roof along building exterior wall light analysis find constitutional difference crossover noncrossover installation portions installation necessary crossovers noncrossovers permanently appropriate appellant property accordingly type installation taking appellees raise series objections application traditional rule teleprompter notes law applies buildings used rental property draws conclusion law simply permissible regulation use real property fail see however physical occupation one type property another type less physical occupation insofar teleprompter means suggest permanent physical invasion must differ long property remains residential catv company wishes retain installation landlord must permit teleprompter also asserts related argument state effectively granted tenant property right catv installation placed roof building appurtenance tenant leasehold short answer purport give tenant enforceable property rights respect catv installation lower courts rest decisions ground course teleprompter appellant tenants actually owns installation moreover government unlimited power redefine property rights see webb fabulous pharmacies beckwith state ipse dixit may transform private property public property without compensation finally agree appellees application physical occupation rule dire consequences government power adjust relationships consistently affirmed broad power regulate housing conditions general relationship particular without paying compensation economic injuries regulation entails see heart atlanta motel discrimination places public accommodation queenside hills realty saxl fire regulation bowles willingham rent control home building loan assn blaisdell mortgage moratorium edgar levy leasing siegel emergency housing law block hirsh rent control none cases however government authorize permanent occupation landlord property third party consequently holding today way alters analysis governing state power require landlords comply building codes provide utility connections mailboxes smoke detectors fire extinguishers like common area building long regulations require landlord suffer physical occupation portion building third party analyzed multifactor inquiry generally applicable nonpossessory governmental activity see penn central transportation new york city iii holding today narrow affirm traditional rule permanent physical occupation property taking case property owner entertains historically rooted expectation compensation character invasion qualitatively intrusive perhaps category property regulation however question equally substantial authority upholding state broad power impose appropriate restrictions upon owner use property furthermore conclusion works taking portion appellant property presuppose fee many landlords obtained teleprompter prior law enactment proper measure value property taken issue amount compensation due express opinion matter state courts consider remand judgment new york appeals reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes appeals defined crossover comprehensively occurring hen line servicing tenants particular building extended adjacent adjoining buildings amplifier placed building used amplify signals tenants building neighboring building buildings line placed building none tenants provided catv service purpose providing service adjoining adjacent building new york exec law mckinney supp provides part landlord shall interfere installation cable television facilities upon property premises except landlord may require installation cable television facilities conform reasonable conditions necessary protect safety functioning appearance premises convenience tenants ii cable television company tenant combination thereof bear entire cost installation operation removal facilities iii cable television company agree indemnify landlord damage caused installation operation removal facilities demand accept payment tenant form exchange permitting cable television service within property premises cable television company exchange therefor excess amount commission shall regulation determine reasonable discriminate rental charges otherwise tenants receive cable television service status granted accordance appellant request except owners dwellings catv component placed excluded notice class postponed however stipulation professor michelman accurately summarized case law concerning role concept physical invasions development takings jurisprudence one time commonly held absence explicit expropriation compensable taking occur physical encroachment occupation modern significance physical occupation courts sometimes hold nontrespassory injuries compensable never deny compensation physical takeover one incontestable case compensation short formal expropriation seems occur government deliberately brings agents public large regularly use permanently occupy space thing theretofore understood private ownership michelman property utility fairness comments ethical foundations compensation law harv rev emphasis original footnotes omitted see also sackman nichols law eminent domain rev ed tribe american constitutional law historical discussions see cooke dissenting bosselman callies banta taking issue stoebuck general theory eminent domain rev dunham griggs allegheny county perspective thirty years expropriation law rev cormack legal concepts cases eminent domain yale city new york objects case involved city right charge use streets power eminent domain city excluded company use streets physical occupation principle upon right compensation based often cited authority eminent domain cases see western union telegraph pennsylvania california also squarely held insofar company relied federal statute authorizing use post roads appropriation state property require compensation louis western union telegraph early commentators viewed physical occupation real property quintessential deprivation property see blackstone commentaries lewis law eminent domain invasion property except case necessity either upon surface whether temporary permanent taking constructing ditch passing tunnel laying gas water sewer pipes soil extending structures bridge telephone wire omitted emphasis original nichols law eminent domain ed indeed although dissenting justice harlan treated restriction physical occupation significant relied physical appropriation paradigm taking see central eureka mining city new york opinion appeals place great emphasis penn central reference physical invasion government argue similar invasion private party treated differently disagree permanent physical occupation authorized state law taking without regard whether state instead party authorized state occupant see pumpelly green bay wall penn central simply holds cases physical invasion short permanent appropriation fact government commits invasion directly benefits one relevant factor determining whether taking occurred see also andrus allard case held prohibition sale eagle feathers taking applied traders bird artifacts regulations challenged compel surrender artifacts physical invasion restraint upon case crucial appellees retain rights possess transport property donate devise protected birds oss future profits unaccompanied physical property restriction provides slender reed upon rest takings claim teleprompter reliance labor cases requiring companies permit access union organizers see hudgens nlrb central hardware nlrb nlrb babcock wilcox similarly misplaced recently explained allowed intrusion property rights limited necessary facilitate exercise employees rights organize national labor relations act requisite need access employer property shown access limited union organizers ii prescribed areas employer premises iii duration organization activity short principle accommodation announced babcock limited labor organization campaigns yielding property rights may require temporary limited central hardware supra permanence absolute exclusivity physical occupation distinguish temporary limitations right exclude every physical invasion taking pruneyard shopping center robins kaiser aetna intermittent flooding cases reveal temporary limitations subject complex balancing process determine whether taking rationale evident absolutely dispossess owner rights use exclude others property dissent objects distinction permanent physical occupation temporary invasion always clear post objection overstated event irrelevant critical point permanent physical occupation unquestionably taking antitrust area similarly declined apply per se rule simply must boundary rule apply rule reason engage complex balancing analysis causby approvingly cited butler frontier telephone holding ejectment lie telephone wire strung across plaintiff property without touching soil quoted following language owner entitled absolute undisturbed possession every part premises including space much mine beneath wire huge cable several inches thick foot ground difference degree principle expand wire beam supported posts standing upon abutting lots without touching surface plaintiff land difference still one degree enlarge beam bridge yet space occupied erect house upon bridge air surface land alone disturbed quoting butler frontier telephone supra although city new york granted exclusive franchise teleprompter required state law see exec law et seq mckinney supp future changes technology may cause city reconsider decision indeed present communities apparently grant nonexclusive franchises brief national satellite cable association et al amici curiae case appeals noted testimony preceding enactment landlord interest excluding cable installation consists entirely insisting negligible unoccupied space remain unoccupied emphasis omitted state cable commission referred testimony establishing presumptive award statement general policy app number dissent arguments likely increases building resale value attractiveness rental market post appellant might alternative use space post may also relevant amount compensation due noted however first argument speculative contradicted appellant testimony whole block able sell buildings higher price absent installation app constitutionally irrelevant whether appellant predecessor title previously occupied space since landowner owns least much space ground occupy use connection land causby supra dissent asserts taking cubic foot space constitutional significance post assertion appears factually incorrect since ignores two large silver boxes appellant identified part installation app loretto affidavit support motion summary judgment apr appellants appendix app although record reveal size appellant approximately brief appellant appellees dispute statement displaced volume excess cubic feet event facts critical whether installation taking depend whether volume space occupies bigger breadbox true landlord avoid requirements ceasing rent building tenants landlord ability rent property may conditioned forfeiting right compensation physical occupation teleprompter broad argument proves much example allow government require landlord devote substantial portion building vending washing machines profits retained owners services compensation deprivation space even allow government requisition certain number apartments permanent government offices right property owner exclude stranger physical occupation land easily manipulated also decline hazard opinion respective rights landlord tenant state law prior enactment use space occupied cable installation issue parties sharply disagree required landlords provide cable installation tenant desires statute might present different question question us since landlord installation ownership give landlord rights placement manner use possibly disposition installation fact ownership contrary dissent simply incidental post give landlord rather catv company full authority installation except government specifically limited authority landlord decide comply applicable government regulations concerning catv therefore minimize physical esthetic effects installation moreover landlord wished repair demolish construct area building installation located need incur burden obtaining catv company cooperation moving cable case contrast appellant suffered injury might obviated owned cable exercise control installation drilling stapling accompanied installation apparently caused physical damage appellant building app appellant resides building testified cable installation ugly although provides landlord may require reasonable conditions necessary protect appearance premises may seek indemnity damage provisions somewhat limited even provisions effective inconvenience landlord initiating repairs remains cognizable burden light disposition appellant takings claim address contention deprives property without due process law justice blackmun justice brennan justice white join dissenting decisions construing takings clause state anything clearly set formula determine regulation ends taking begins goldblatt town hempstead curiously anachronistic decision today acknowledges historical disavowal set formulae almost breath constructs rigid per se takings rule permanent physical occupation authorized government taking without regard public interests may serve ante sustain rule recent precedents erects strained untenable distinction temporary physical invasions whose constitutionality concededly subject balancing process permanent physical occupations taking without regard factors might ordinarily examine ante view approach reduces constitutional issue formalistic quibble whether property permanently occupied temporarily invaded sax takings police power yale application formula facts case vividly illustrates approach potentially dangerous well misguided despite concession broad power regulate relationship without paying compensation economic injuries regulation entails ante uses rule undercut carefully considered legislative judgment concerning relationships therefore respectfully dissent examining new takings rule worth reviewing taken case issue feet cable inch diameter two metal boxes jointly cable boxes occupy cubic foot space roof appellant manhattan apartment building appellant purchased building physical invasion challenges already occurred appellant bring action five years later demanding appellee teleprompter gross revenues building claiming operation exec law mckinney supp took property new york appellate division new york appeals rejected claim upholding valid exercise state police power appeals held state may proscribe trespass action landlords generally cable tv company places cable fixtures roof landlord building order protect right tenants rental property ultimately pay charge landlord permitted collect cable tv company obtain tv service respective apartments appeals found first represented reasoned legislative effort arbitrate interests tenants landlords encourage development important educational communications medium moreover pruneyard shopping center robins fact authorized teleprompter make minor physical intrusion upon appellant property way determinative takings question second concluded statute economic impact appellant de minimis affect fair return property third statute interfere appellant reasonable expectations appellant purchased building unaware existence cable see supra thus invested building reasonable expectation cubic foot space occupied cable television installment become ii given new york appeals straightforward application balancing test yielded finding taking becomes clear constructs per se rule reverse escape result dictated recent takings cases resorting bygone precedents arguing permanent physical occupations somehow differ qualitatively forms government regulation argues per se rule based permanent physical occupation historically rooted see ante jurisprudentially sound see ante disagree respects precedents relied lack vitality outside agrarian context decided chance lingering vitality view cases stand constitutional rule uniquely unsuited modern urban age furthermore find logically untenable assertion must analyzed per se rule effectively destroys three treasured strands owner bundle property rights ante recent takings clause decisions teach nonphysical government intrusions private property zoning ordinances restrictions become rule rather exception modern government regulation exudes intangible externalities may diminish value private property far minor physical touchings nevertheless recognizes often upheld substantial regulation owner use property deemed necessary promote public interest ante see agins city tiburon penn central transportation new york city village euclid ambler realty precisely extent government may injure private interests depends little whether authorized physical contact avoided per se takings rules resting outmoded distinctions physical nonphysical intrusions one commentator observed takings rule based distinction inherently suspect capacity distinguish even crudely significant insignificant losses puny taken seriously michelman property utility fairness comments ethical foundations compensation law harv rev surprisingly draws even finer distinction today temporary physical invasions permanent physical occupations government authorizes latter type intrusion find taking without regard public interests regulation may serve ante yet examination three words permanent physical occupation formula illustrates newly created distinction even less substantial distinction physical nonphysical intrusions already rejected first mean permanent since temporary limitations right exclude remain subject complex balancing process determine whether taking ante presumably describes government intrusion lasts forever concedes require appellant permit cable installation forever long property remains residential catv company wishes retain installation ante far permanent reaffirms broad power regulate housing conditions general relationship particular without paying compensation economic injuries regulation entails ante thus merely defines one many statutory responsibilities new yorker accepts enters rental business appellant occupies building converts commercial property becomes perfectly free exclude teleprompter cubic foot roof space appellant chooses use property rental purposes must comply reasonable government statutes regulating relationship authorizes permanent occupation thus works taking without regard public interests may serve new york statutes require landlord make physical attachments rental property also must constitute takings even serve indisputably valid public interests tenant protection safety denies theory invalidates statutes require landlord suffer physical occupation portion building third party ante surely factor determinative since simultaneously recognizes temporary invasions third parties subject per se rule qualitative difference arise incidental fact teleprompter rather appellant tenants owns cable installation cf ante anything leaves appellant better housing statutes since ensures property damaged esthetically physically see supra without burdening cost buying maintaining cable event test third party problem remain even appellant owned cable long teleprompter continuously passed electronic signal cable litigant argue second element formula physical touching stranger satisfied therefore worked taking literally read test opens door endless metaphysical struggles whether individual property physically touched precisely avoid permit ting technicalities form dictate consequences substance central eureka mining harlan dissenting abandoned physical contacts test first place third talismanic distinction continuous occupation transient invasion finds basis either economic logic takings clause precedent context upheld takings challenges rent control statutes permitting temporary physical invasions considerable economic magnitude see block hirsh statute permitting tenants remain physical possession apartments two years termination leases moreover precedents record numerous temporary officially authorized invasions third parties intruded owner enjoyment property far deeply teleprompter cable see pruneyard shopping center robins leafletting demonstrating busy shopping center kaiser aetna public easement passage private pond causby noisy airplane flights private land balancing test temporary invasions found takings subjected none inflexible per se rule adapted analyze far less obtrusive occupation issue present case cf ante sum history teaches takings claims properly evaluated multifactor balancing test directing permanent physical occupations automatically compensable without regard whether action achieves important public benefit minimal economic impact owner ante equity much encourages litigants manipulate factual allegations gain benefit per se rule cf supra relish prospect distinguishing inevitable flow certiorari petitions attempting shoehorn insubstantial takings claims today set formula setting aside history also permanent physical occupation authorized per se taking uniquely impairs appellant powers dispose use exclude others property see ante fact discussion nowhere demonstrates impairs private rights manner qualitatively different legislation first contends statute impairs appellant legal right dispose space transfer sale claim dissolves moment reflection someone buys appellant apartment building use rental purposes person cable removed use space wishes case appellant right dispose space worth much exist even another landlord buys appellant building rental purposes render space valueless practical matter regulation ensures tenants living building access cable television long building used rental purposes thereby likely increases building resale value attractiveness rental market event differs little numerous new york statutory provisions require landlords install physical facilities permanently occupying common spaces buildings acknowledges traditionally constitutionally exercised police power require landlords provide utility connections mailboxes smoke detectors fire extinguishers like common area building ante like provisions merely ensure tenants access services legislature deems important water electricity natural light telephones systems mail service see supra landlord dispositional rights affected adversely sells building another landlord subject sells building subject new york statutory provisions also suggests unconstitutionally alters appellant right control use cubic foot roof space new york multiple dwelling statutes oblige landlords surrender significantly larger portions common space tenants use also compel landlord rather tenants private installers pay maintain equipment example new york landlords required law provide pay mailboxes occupy five times volume teleprompter cable occupies appellant building see tr oral arg citing mult dwell law mckinney state constitutionally insist appellant make sacrifice tenants may receive mail hard understand state may require surrender less space filled another expense tenants receive television signals constitutional purposes relevant question solely whether state interfered minimal way owner use space building intelligible takings inquiry must also ask whether extent state interference severe constitute compensable taking light owner alternative uses property appellant freely admitted use space teleprompter equipment building see app deposition jean loretto third final argument deprived appellant power exclude occupier possession use space occupied cable ante argument two flaws first unjustifiably assumes appellant tenants countervailing property interest permitting teleprompter use space second suggests new york legislature may exercise police power affect appellant right exclude teleprompter even cubic foot roof space long ago recognized new social circumstances justify legislative modification property owner rights without compensation legislative action serves sufficiently important public interests see munn illinois person property vested interest rule common law indeed great office statutes remedy defects common law developed adapt changes time circumstance causby modern world ommon sense revolts idea legislatures alter ownership rights appeals recognized merely deprives appellant trespass action teleprompter long uses building rental purposes long teleprompter maintains equipment compliance statute justice marshall recently aptly observed appellant claim case amounts less suggestion common law trespass subject revision state accepted claim represent return era lochner new york rights also found immune revision state federal government approach freeze common law constructed courts perhaps state development allow room change response changes circumstance due process clause require result pruneyard shopping center robins concurring opinion iii end troubles today decision represents archaic judicial response modern social problem cable television new growing somewhat controversial communications medium see brief new york state cable television association amicus curiae american homes televisions approximately million families currently subscribe cable television penetration rate expected double new york legislature recognized also responded technological advance enacting statute sought carefully balance interests private parties see nn supra new york courts litigation one jurist dissent unanimously upheld constitutionality considered legislative judgment reaches back time per se rule disrupts legislative determination like justice black believe solution problems precipitated technological advances new ways living come application rigid constitutional restraints formulated enforced courts causby dissenting opinion affirm judgment uphold reasoning new york appeals see kaiser aetna andrus allard abstract fixed point judicial intervention takings clause becomes appropriate penn central transportation new york city caltex rigid rules laid distinguish compensable losses noncompensable losses pennsylvania coal mahon takings question question degree therefore disposed general propositions january appellee teleprompter signed installation agreement building previous owner exchange flat fee appellee installed main cable crossover extension june two years taking possession building appurtenant equipment appellant object cable presence indeed despite numerous inspections appellant never even noticed equipment teleprompter first began provide cable television service one tenants appellant thereafter ever specifically ask teleprompter remove components building app although alludes presence two large silver boxes appellant roof ante new york appeals opinion nowhere mentions dimensions stated anywhere record found state legislature enacted prohibit gouging arbitrary action landlords many instances imposed extremely onerous fees conditions cable access buildings citing testimony joseph swidler chairman public service commission joint legislative committee considering catv bill given growing importance cable television legislature decided urban tenants need access medium justified minor intrusion upon landlord interest consists entirely insisting negligible unoccupied space remain unoccupied tenant interest clearly substantial consisting right receive perhaps send communications outside world electronic age landlord able preclude tenant obtaining catv service exact surcharge allowing service preclude tenant receiving mail telegrams directed citing regulation cable television state new york report new york public service commission commissioner william jones section carefully regulates cable television company physical intrusion onto landlord property landlord requests company must conform installations reasonable conditions necessary protect safety functioning appearance premises convenience tenants exec law mckinney supp furthermore company must agree indemnify landlord damage caused installation operation removal facilities iii finally statute authorizes landlord require either cable television company tenant combination thereof bear entire cost installation operation removal equipment ii properly acknowledges none recent takings decisions adopted per se test either temporary physical invasions permanent physical occupations see ante relies historical dicta support per se rule holdings cites fall two categories number cases involving flooding ante louis western union telegraph cited ante noted first line cases stands principle destruction privately owned land flooding taking extent destruction caused rulings already limited later decisions respects kansas city life ins even time decision louis western union telegraph addressed question hether city power collect rental use streets public places private company seeks exclusive use land whose use common members public open equally citizens state street situate face issue distinct question whether appellant may extract teleprompter fee continuing use roof space beyond fee set statute namely amount commission shall regulation determine reasonable exec law mckinney supp view fact incidentally protects crossover wires currently serve tenants see ante affect fundamental character piece legislation recognizes ante crossovers crucial links cable highway represent simplest economical way provide service tenants group buildings close proximity like find constitutional difference crossover noncrossover installation ante even assuming arguendo crossover extension case works taking prepared hold incremental governmental intrusion caused wire occupies cubic volume child building block de minimis deprivation entitled compensation see mult dwell law mckinney requiring entrance doors lights windows skylights public halls stairs supp locks intercommunication systems lobby attendants peepholes elevator mirrors fire escapes bells mail receptacles fire sprinklers see also queenside hills realty saxl upholding constitutionality new york fire sprinkler provision statutes specify far greater detail types physical facilities new york landlord must provide tenants must provide see mult dwell law mckinney owners multiple dwellings must provide proper appliances receive distribute adequate supply water including proper sink running water waste trap owners multiple dwellings frontage exceeding feet must provide least two lights one side entrance way aggregate illumination one hundred fifty watts equivalent illumination supp owners class multiple dwellings must provide intercommunication system located automatic door giving public access main entrance hall lobby apartment building rooftops exempted see landlords must place parapet walls guardrails roofs three feet six inches height level area indeed appellant counsel made precisely claim oral argument urging rule adopts appellant counsel suggested taking result even appellant owned cable precise location easement taken teleprompter changes surface roof inside wire wire owned landlord cable company right pass signal wire without compensation landlord commercial benefit tr oral arg pretrial deposition appellant conceded owners apartment buildings thought cable presence enhanced market value buildings app also tenants upset cable connection removed reason provides support per se rule asserting state require landlords without compensation permit third parties install swimming pools ante vending washing machines ante convenience tenants presumably intrusive government regulations create difficult takings problems even traditional balancing approach depending character governmental action economic impact degree interfered owner reasonable expectations among things hypothetical examples might might constitute takings examples hardly prove however permanent physical occupation works de minimis interference private property interest taking per se far clear new york law appellant tenants lack property interests square inches exterior building teleprompter cable hardware attach modern law residential tenancy merely possessory interest specified space also contract provision package services facilities necessary appurtenant space see schoshinski american law landlord tenant modern urban tenant leasehold often includes contractual also statutory rights including rights implied warranty habitability rent control services landlord obliged statute provide cf supra happily leaves open question whether provides landlords like appellant sufficient compensation actual losses see ante since state cable television commission regulations permit higher nominal awards landlord makes special showing greater damages app concurring opinion new york appeals found statute awards compensation see obvious landlord actually incurs damage property restricted use might put property receive compensation commensurate greater injury remand following today decision minor physical invasion declared taking deserving little compensation net result large expenditure judicial resources constitutional claim little moment