2006-08-09 14:18:02 · 12 answers · asked by brentl182 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
The exact time period varies by state for it to revert to you. In the states we are familiar with it is 6 and 7 years for the boat to officially be abandon. Check with your DMV for the time in your state.That is where you will apply for a title. Do you have any paper work on the boat or eritten notice on when it was left? You will need it.
2006-08-10 00:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, send this guy a note. On the note, say you are charging him a monthly storage fee of $50 dollars(whatever you want here), since the first month he left the boat. Then say, he now owes $3000. dollars storage fee for the 5 years of storage. Tell him you are giving him 21 days to pay the fee in full or forfeit his boat in lieu of the charges.
He will never come and pay the fee, nor will he ever take you to court. Then the boat is yours.
Go file for a lost title of ownership, and bob's your uncle!
Good Luck! Happy Boating!
2006-08-09 21:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends where you live go to the B M V in your area on file for an abandoned vehicale title and follow the steps that is required by your state law , one thing to start with is to have an in spection done by the county sherrif and then send a registered letter to the last known adress of the person that left it there . make a copy of the letter of intent go to the post office and mail it "sertified mail" and when it comes back to you don't open it .take the police check and your copy and the unopened letter to the B M V that will get you on your way to boat ownership.
2006-08-09 21:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Richard S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Secretary of State Office in your area and request a title search. If you know were he lives send him a bill for space rental and state you will take his boat if he doesn't pay the bill. You may have to take him to small claims court to either get the boat or pay the bill. (You can go to court yourself, it's a breeze.) Also put an ad in the papers under debt collection before you go to court saying his boat will be taken to pay for rental space.
2006-08-09 21:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by pmz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File a mechanics lien- You can get the papers from your state over the internet. Fill them out along with the cost of storage or repairs to the boat and file them. The inst. can be pulled down from the internet too.
2006-08-10 01:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by Leroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your state... in Alaska, you can file an abandoned vehicle/equipment report and start the process that way... or you can file for lost title... but for lost title you have to get an insurance bond for the value of the vehicle/equipment...
2006-08-09 21:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by monie99701 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on your country and state.
Also, he would have had never to asked for it back.
You should consult your local governement office.
If its something expensive (ie motor boat vs canoe) it would be pretty hard and, taking into account the expences of a possible lawsuit, might not be worth doing...
2006-08-09 21:22:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to make an attempt to contact the owner, informing him of your intention to retitle, sell, whatever. If no reply within 30(?) days, apply for title with proper agency in your state. Take all relevant paperwork, letter included(registered).
2006-08-09 21:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
file a lost title search at the registration office. It's as good as yours
2006-08-09 21:20:59 · answer #9 · answered by Rubber Duck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
file a lost title search at the DNR
2006-08-10 00:32:27 · answer #10 · answered by Dwight D J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋