My client, who has been living on a boat, called for her appointment this year. It seems she and her husband have been evicted from their slip at the marina because the harbormaster doesn't want a wooden hulled boat messing up his domain. He also doesn't take kindly to the husband who vaguely resembles Jeremiah Johnson in appearance and is a highly paid aerospace technician. After searching around the local area (Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Long Beach, San Pedro - lots of beaches here) they could find no marina that would take the wooden boat. They were forced to buy a motorhome to live in since they were evicted from the marina. The harbormaster has told them that they have to move the boat somewhere or he will have it removed. They just gave up and left it in the slip. Can they deduct the loss of the boat due to some kind of calamity? It was not eminent domained. It was not actually stolen but they were forcibly deprived of its use. I'm trying to get her to get an appraisal of the boat. I'm also wondering what the harbormaster is going to do with it. Linda Dorfmont E.A., CFP, CSA
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17 years ago
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