- Oct 6, 2006
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Whoa, this thread is really getting testy, but I have to wonder since it is titled “Evicted from the Marina”, did the guy get kicked out for filling his boat with gas, OR was it for a major violation of his Marina contract?
I have so many rules and regulations in my contract, any of which I could be asked to leave the marina for violations of. I have to wonder, especially in this time when marinas are actually losing customers to the economy. Hell in my contract I can’t even bring in some outside technician to work on my boat! Maybe this guy was on the edge from other things in the past and this was the perfect excuse to give him the boot!
You make a very valid point............ I suspect that the long list of rules you agree to when you sign a marina contract is more about making the customer aware of the rules and making them a matter of contract rather than posting the list and making compliance voluntary. No privately owned marina wants to run customers off and I bet if you knew all the circumstances there were probably other reasons that the infractor was asked to leave. Having been a "student" of the business at our marina for about 20 years, I know that is the case here. Management works hard to be sure we have a good group of customers and the drunks, the nudists, the party all nite-ers, the constant complainers, habitually using uninsured and incompetent contractors, etc. don't last. I know of 4 evictions (about 500 boats in storage here) in 20+ years and every one have been for more than a rules violation.