Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Maryland

In april of this year I donated a boat to charity and gave up the title. I was told the boat would be removed by may. Fees for where the boat is where due in may. The dock has contacted me and said if it has to be removed by them, I am responsible for the fees. I no longer own the boat, am I responsible for it?


Asked on 6/10/10, 12:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sean T. Morris Law Office of Sean T. Morris

As with many questions on this site, the answer is "it all depends." Here, it all depends on what your agreement with the boatyard says. My best guess, however, is that the agreement is between the boatyard and you, personally. Therefore, the boatyard has no choice but to go after you for the costs for storage/removal of the boat -- regardless of who actually owns it. If they do, however, you may have a claim against the charity for failing to remove it by the date they said they would. As a first step, of course, you should contact the charity and let them know the situation and that you need them to remove the boat asap. You should probably call and follow up with a letter, so you have a paper trail if it ever comes to that. Please feel free to email me ([email protected]) if you would like to consult further.

Good luck,

Sean

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Answered on 6/10/10, 5:44 am


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