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Posted 121 days ago in Your Home & The Law by Aaron Kase  |   Comments
Floating Homes Are Not Boats, Supreme Court Rules

Floating homes that aren’t designed to actually travel across the water should not be classified as boats and don’t have to follow federal admiralty law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week. The decision means that people across the nation who live on the water don’t have to worry about running afoul of maritime laws, as long as it’s clear that their home isn’t used as a boat. In Lozman v. Riviera Beach, the court said a “reasonable observer” test …

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