WASHINGTON : When is a floating home not a vessel? The US Supreme Court on Tuesday told a Florida city its argument did not hold water, and that an abode on water was nothing but a home.
In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that a gray, two-story home that its owner said was permanently moored to a Riviera Beach, Florida, marina was not a vessel, depriving the city of power under US maritime law to seize and destroy it.
US Supreme Court sinks Florida city over floating home
US Supreme Court sinks Florida city over floating home
