We rented a slip in a marina on a month to month basis for our old boat. We paid our slip fees on time every month until we sold the boat a few months ago. The new owner took delivery at our old slip. He said that he had a slip lined up in another marina and he planned to move the boat to that slip within a few days. That was over two months ago but he has still not moved the boat to the new slip, and he is not paying slip rent for the old slip. The marina manager is getting impatient and we have received several demands for payment. We advised the manager that we sold the boat and that he should be talking to the new owner, but he continues to look for us for payment. Shouldn’t the new owner be on the hook for the slip fees?
Our reader and the new owner are actually both “on the hook” for slip fees, and this scenario provides an opportunity for us to look at some of the complexities associated with maritime liens.
A marina tenancy is similar to the rental of a storage space. The boat owner...
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I bought a boat 8/6/2018 the previous owner told me I could sublease the slip until one would be available for me. I received a letter 8/28/2018
Expiration of temporary occupancy permit – mr. Brown has turned into his cancellation there for the times of year to a temporary occupancy permit with Daniel Brown would be expired on September 30, 2018 this letter is to inform you that your vessel should vacate the snack on or before September 30, 2018
I attempted to make the payment for September 1 rent slip and it will not take my payment and were requesting for me to pay cash only
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