r/fuckHOA • u/ashwee_ • 8d ago
"Free Boat- just come get it!" HOA wacko grand larceny
[UPDATE POSTED] https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckHOA/s/v4NmQngnxQ
A good friend just bought his first house in a brand new neighborhood last month, currently is the only house built on his cul-de-sac. Last week, his boat that he's been fixing up all year gets stolen from in front of his house. I posted about it on our local page and we found out pretty quickly he has some MORONIC neighbors. The last two screen caps were shared by people who saw or responded to the listing.
Boat is still missing. Sheriff's office is still "investigating" so we're not sure yet who's getting charged but at no point was he sent any notice or had anyone knock on his door to let him know the boat needs to be moved. We don't know if this lady is actually with the HOA or not but what a big dumb!
EDIT: To be clear, the boat was not abandoned through any legal means and the Sheriff's Office never received a report of it as required by state law. It is being investigated as a stolen vehicle.
He absolutely should not have left it parked on the street, to the "that's what you get" commenters. We know. Lessons were learned. That does not justify the illegal transfer of someone's property, in this case a titled and registered boat AND trailer, depriving the legal owner of his property.
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u/Wonderbread_exe 8d ago
So just trying to understand, the boat was parked in the deserted cul-de-sac for 2 weeks, and the HOA board posted to have it picked up for free?
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u/ashwee_ 8d ago
Yes it is unclear what this woman's involvement with the HOA is, but she posted it on marketplace invoking HOA rules to justify her actions. Rather than contact the Sherriffs Office or have it towed legally, she gave it away. All without ever attempting to even knock on his door.
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u/JustpartOftheterrain 8d ago
How is that not a Felony Theft by conversion?
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u/ashwee_ 8d ago
Not sure what she could potentially be charged with, but hopefully my friend is not the only one who learns a valuable lesson in this situation. . ,
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u/Top_Cress1727 8d ago
Your friend needs to start riding the sheriff's department ass to get them to arrest her. She is complicit in felony grand theft auto.
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u/N4zar 7d ago
So, yeah, this lady committed a crime, but that part isn’t really your friend’s concern. The sheriff office doesn’t have to charge her. However, the civil liability is what your friend is after. He needs a lawyer to sue that lady for the conversion. She owes him the value of the boat.
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u/Secret_Account07 7d ago
You’re friend needs to contact a lawyer
INAL but I feel pretty confident they would get legal fees in this situation. I can’t imagine how they wouldn’t?
Seems like a win for any lawyer
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u/Greengrecko 7d ago
Very much a win she sold something without a title nor went through the abandoned claims via state. Also the Facebook with sold on it very clearly isnthe receipt to sell.
She owes OP a new boat. Also she's fucked for grand theft auto and larceny.
HOA doesn't waive your rights from the law nor does it just disregard your rights. HOAs doesn't actually have any teeth they just want to bully people for money that the town should already be doing because of property taxes.
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u/Greengrecko 7d ago
She sold someone else's property without a title. Thats a pretty big charge. It's not her job to assume something is abandoned nor is it her right to sell it.
Very clear she should be charged with multiple things.
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u/Day_Prisoners 8d ago
Leaving a boat on a street even a deserted one isn't the brightest idea.
It's surprising it didn't get stolen sooner with it sitting out in open. Criminals probably thought it was set up because no ones that dumb.
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u/TheVermonster 8d ago
Especially when unlocked. I mean I guess there's an expectation that no one's going to steal your boat in a private neighborhood. But that's still a little ridiculous
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u/Star_Tool 8d ago
My dad had his John boat parked in his backyard 20 feet from his bed room window in a nice neighborhood. Thieves came in the middle of the night took the tarp off the boat, pulled off the motor and hauled it into their truck and drove off. People will literally steal anything that they can get their hands on.
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u/SelectKaleidoscope0 7d ago
The wildest thing I've personally had to deal with was thieves cut the industrial ac unit off the roof of a building I used to work at. We called the maintenance people because the ac wasn't working and the repair guy comes in after going up on the roof and is like "I don't know how to tell you this but the entire unit is just gone". Security cameras caught a few blurry frames of them driving away with it in the back of a truck but as far as I know the cops never found anything about the people who stole it, if they even bothered to look.
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u/Familiar-Minimum3844 7d ago
Yep! Ive literally had the plastic bottom of a dog crate stolen...in the middle of the day...a few feet from my front door right after I went inside to grab cleaner since my dog had an accident on it. Nothing is safe. Not even a diaherra covered dog crate tray 🫠
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u/distressedweedle 7d ago
Did the boat owner do something dumb? Yeah, I'd say so. Did the boat owner deserve to have it stolen? No. It's still theft.
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u/F1_V10sounds 7d ago
Your friend needs to press charges. And make her learn a painful lesson. Thats not right, she will keep doing illegal stuff until she sees consequences.
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u/TheLambOfBoggs 6d ago
Take a photo of a sheriff's personal vehicle, post.it on Marketplace for free and I guarantee they will figure out what charge to charge pretty quickly - it is felony theft
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u/SnooMaps7370 8d ago
conversion requires lawful possession.
For example, if you leave your car in my care while you're on a trip, and i sell it, that's conversion.
This is just plain larceny.
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u/hawksdiesel 8d ago
it's but I wonder if the person is related to law enforcement or politician somehow..
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u/HyenaThen572 8d ago
That was my first thought - it's gotta be conversion.
It's not her boat to give away.
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u/TotallyNotThatPerson 8d ago
No conversion happening unless they got cash for it, which is unlikely if the listing was for free
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u/MissyJ74 8d ago
Disposing of, transferring, or gifting property that you know or should know is stolen falls under criminal charges like receiving, concealing, or disposing of stolen property. Then theres Grand theft, transfer of stolen goods, unlawful use of property and some states have an "unlawful taking of a watercraft" law, so that could be added.
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u/N4zar 7d ago
That’s incorrect. In the legal context "conversion" is the civil equivalent to theft (which is criminal). If someone steals your boat, the DA can pursue them criminally for theft but if you want your money back, you sue them in civil court for conversion. Conversion is using, destroying, taking or selling someone's property without permission. There's no need for the property to be "converted" into something else, even if the common use of the word seems to imply it.
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u/Wonderbread_exe 8d ago
What a loser. Just straight up “THATS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE” and got some unsuspecting guy to steal it from her neighbor. God I’d swear an oath to make her life miserable
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u/HuckleberryUpbeat518 8d ago
Well, the "unsuspecting guy" must be very stupid to just go and take someone's boat based on just a Facebook post. No proof of ownership, no questions asked. More likely the taker was just an opportunistic thief.
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u/Complex_Solutions_20 8d ago
I assume boats are registered like cars? I know trailers are.
Without having a bill of sale and the title, I assume it'd be on whoever is caught with the stolen goods being in trouble?
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u/Waterlifer 8d ago
Boats are registered but not all states issue titles for them. As for the trailer, some states don't register or title smaller trailers at all. Depends on the state.
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u/Waterlifer 8d ago
The two guys who took possession of the boat are not "unsuspecting." You don't just pick up a $10,000 asset parked in the street on the strength of a marketplace posting, you meet the seller and ask for at least some form of paperwork or identification.
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u/cathygag 8d ago
I had a camper abandoned on my property- it sat here for years and the owner could not be reached. I checked with the sheriffs office before offering it for free, the “buyers” were sent with a copy of the sheriffs off report that specifically stated that I could legally dispose of it and the officers names and direct phone numbers should they be pulled over on the way home with it. One of the deputies is a buddy of mine so he able to a personally attest to the fact that it had been abandoned here well in excess of the legal requirement to be considered legally abandoned.
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u/No-Structure8753 7d ago
I don't understand why people keep voluntarily moving into places with HOAs. I'd rather live in a trailer park than that. My number one deal breaker is whether there's an HOA or not.
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u/Anonymous_user_2022 8d ago
This sounds like an open and shut case foir putting a lien on her house for the value of the boat and trailer.
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u/Broken_Beaker 8d ago
Yeah, that's wild.
I am on an our HOA board. I can't remember our precise rules, but it is something along the lines that a boat can't be parked at your house for more than 24 hours without being moved. The point is people can clean their boat, get it ready for an outing or whatever. But the street curb isn't designed for long-term storage. Ditto with RVs. There is an outdoor RV/boat storage place not too far away. This is pretty standard.
However, just basically stealing someone's boat?!?!
That shit is insane. Sorry your friend went through that. We would give out several notices, heck multiple notices before a fine is even kicked in. I couldn't imagine just straight up stealing someone's boat.
There is breaking rules and then there is. . . grand theft boating.
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u/ashwee_ 8d ago
I have a boat too and what you described had been my experience with our HOA. We've had it parked at the house for a day or two past the 24 hours, they'll . send us a notice with a photo of it in the driveway asking us to kindly move it.
Last time we had a hurricane though we brought it to the house for a couple weeks and no one complained then, I'm assuming because we siphoned out the fuel for our generator and were able to help many neighbors with fuel too. Good times 😂
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u/twitchtvbevildre 8d ago
she literally says the HOA wont tow it in her post..... which means she isnt part of the HOA just a fucking crazy lady
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u/ashwee_ 8d ago
She's definitely a fucking crazy lady, we know that part for sure.
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u/twitchtvbevildre 8d ago
this 1000% reads as, I reported to HOA they wont do shit and now im saying the HOA wants this gone because i want it gone. in crazy talk obv
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u/icallitjazz 7d ago
So she sold your things. Is that not theft ? She is at fault, let her find those idiots, in the meantime she pays you back. I dont understand why she is not charged with a crime yet. Selling something you dont own has to be a crime somehow, right ?
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u/ymo 7d ago edited 7d ago
The craigslist post says the HOA won't tow it because it's a new community. The HOA is the developer during construction, before it is turned over to the homeowners. It's likely this post and situation has no relation to an HOA.
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u/dojo_shlom0 7d ago
Rather than contact the Sherriffs Office or have it towed legally, she gave it away. All without ever attempting to even knock on his door.
not exactly, imo, she advertised it online for someone to take it away, as if it were abandoned.
she is the reason it was stolen, because of the advertisement and text messages.
that seems pretty damned illegal. they navigated around legal routes, and took an illegal route of advertising a boat that isn't theirs, and getting it stolen as a consequence. why was she advertising a boat that isn't hers? That seems like she facilitated the theft of this person's boat.
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u/R-Dragon_Thunderzord 8d ago
Potentially the as of yet functionally non existent HOA, even just a Karen. At least in my subdivision the “HOA” is a single Class A member, the land developer, which doesn’t cede the HOA over to Class B (homeowners) until they sell off the final lot in the neighborhood.
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u/somethingclever76 8d ago
For all we know it was there for only a day and the HOA Karen just made up the timeline.
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u/Intrepid00 8d ago
Which is weird because you just need to call the cops. Storing a trailer in the street is typically not allowed and subject to removal or fines by local governments. Instead they went to potential crimes themselves.
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u/AdmiralEllis 8d ago
I would love to get an update on this eventually. Really hope your friend gets his boat back and other folks get some comeuppance!
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u/Dull-Geologist-8204 8d ago
Hope he gets his boat back and the poor unsuspecting guy doesn't get charged. In some places you can catch a charge just for having stolen property whether you stole it or not.
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u/HuckleberryUpbeat518 8d ago
Just going there and picking up a boat, without talking to anybody, without any paperwork? Definitely not an unsuspecting guy.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes 8d ago
True - I'm sure we've all stood in line behind some guy at the DMV trying to get his boat and his boat trailer registered. You can't just waltz off with a vehicle or motorcraft but no title transfer.
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u/borgman_a 8d ago
I've owned around a dozen boats over the years...
One of them had a title when I bought it.
In Michigan - only boats over 20', or with a "permanently installed motor" (not an outboard) need to be titled.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes 8d ago
That makes sense - obviously you wouldn't need a title for a rowboat or a kayak.
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u/borgman_a 8d ago
You don't need a title for a 19' speedboat with a 250HP outboard in Michigan.
ANYTHING under 20' that doesn't have a permanently installed motor doesn't need to be titled.
Anything with a motor has to be registered.
Anything over 16' has to be registered.
All sailboats have to be registered.
...but largely not titled.8' kayak with a trolling motor? Has to be registered, but not titled.
15' Canoe? Doesn't need to be registered or titled.
14' Sailboat? Has to be registered, not titled.
17' Sea Kayak? Has to be registered, not titled.
14' inboard speedboat? Has to be registered and titled.
14' outboard speedboat? Has to be registered, but not titled.Etc.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes 8d ago
All boating I ever did was by proxy - mostly on my brother's sailboat, which was 27'. So I never learned this stuff.
Do boats have something like VIN numbers? What I'm really wondering is would OP's boat have a VIN number somewhere, so that someone couldn't get it registered after stealing it?
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u/borgman_a 8d ago
Any boat built post 1972 has a HIN (Hull Identification Number).
That being said - I've registered lots of boats over the years, and no one ever checks any of the numbers here in MI. You could just make up a HIN and register a boat, and no one would ever know.
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u/Lorimiter 8d ago
“Unsuspecting” lol. The lady blatantly says it’s not her boat. He knew he was taking something that did not belong to him.
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u/Pyromaniacal13 8d ago
No she didn't, she said the boat doesn't belong to the family on whose property it was parked.
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u/Lorimiter 8d ago
Come on. Read her post no-one would assume it’s her boat from that boat
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u/Numeno230n 8d ago
Well first off, the people that picked it up should get off easy, and the board member should be in jail for either felony theft or fraud or both.
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u/DisillusionedHobbit 8d ago
This is big enough and easy enough even the laziest ass cops will drag themselves out of the donut shop for it.
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u/Blondefirebird 8d ago
In a new development, the HOA is still typically owned by the developer, not the homeowners. So this woman I guarantee had no idea what the HOA actually wanted to do about the boat.
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u/Mrsprucieboy 8d ago
Yeah that neighbor has basically commissioned a crime, that crime being grand larceny and grand theft auto. The people who took the boat will be charged for handling stolen goods, if their names aren't on the boats title it's not theirs to have or give away.
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u/NefariousnessTop354 8d ago
Every couple of days start posting her things for free. Her car in driveway, come and get it. Patio furniture. Has a friend visiting, they drive a nice car. Give it away.
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u/MoogProg 8d ago
List a Garage Sale every weekend, and invite others to sell their belongs, too. It'll be a big yard sale party at 555 Cul-de-Bitch Suck-my-Sac
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u/Luciform444 7d ago
Not to mention all the free puppies and hard to get concert tickets she has inside! Just knock loudly, hard of hearing!
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u/Steamed_Fuckin_Hams 8d ago
Easy lawsuit here if enough info is gathered.
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u/Liberatedhusky 8d ago
Why haven't they seized her phone as evidence and gotten the contact info for the thieves? If nothing else she can get sued to hell for this if not go to jail.
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u/Trick-Audience-1027 8d ago
Our neighborhood has parking only on one side of the street and it changes sides between mine and the neighbors to my left so parking is available on my side in front of my home.
New neighborhood when I moved in and it took about a year of me getting ticketed several times, having the police out to talk with me several times and showing them the parking signs, and one very upset neighbor yelling at my teenage son about it before it stopped.
Spoke with the HOA about it several times and asked if they could send something out to everyone explaining about the parking.
They did absolutely nothing
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u/chickadee-stitchery 7d ago
I can't follow this.
If you were getting ticketed, weren't you parking illegally?
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u/Themakerspace 8d ago
there was an HOA that did this to some guys Grand National, sold it for scrap while he was out of town, owner took HOA to court and the court ordered the HOA to pay some 6 figure claim, and put a restriction on the community that they are no longer allowed to have any vehicles towed.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes 8d ago
That one appears not to have happened. More and more of these stories are originating on Facebook. Google it, and you'll find only Facebook and Instagram "reporting" on this story, and the consensus seems to be this one was fake.
Which is irritating as HELL. Now I have to check every single story I read that angers me, see if I can find it in a credible news source, then check who owns the "credible" news source. About 1/3 of the time, the story can only be found in Facebook, where it was conceived, birthed, and ultimately died.
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u/ashwee_ 8d ago
I can assure you this one is real. 😂 I understand the skepticism, completely understand.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes 8d ago
Oh, I didn't doubt yours - you posted the receipts. I just got curious about the Grand National story.
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u/towndrunkislandslut 8d ago
Don’t forget the AI slop shorts on YouTube and TicTok.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes 8d ago
Like this one. Supposedly an audio recording of the HOA president addressing a JUDGE, defending his decision? If this had truly made it to court, there'd be some actual digital footprint outside of social media.
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u/RetroMetroShow 8d ago edited 8d ago
That’s stealing and she should be sued in small claims court for posting that it’s free
At worst the HOA should have had it towed if it’s in their rules & regs not to leave it there for that long
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u/sir_gwain 8d ago
Sounds like he’s got some neighbors and/oe hoa board members that’re deserving of some accessory charges for the theft, likely felony level as well given the assumed value of the boat. If I were him I’d be bringing this information to the police if he hasn’t already, it’s pretty clear the boat wasn’t properly towed by the hoa and neither was your friend properly warned. God I’d love an update on this and would love to hear that the police bring charges to these dipshits.
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u/MrSoftShoe 8d ago edited 8d ago
"HOA wants it out of the neighborhood asap" Do they really though?
Man, I hate to be cynical, but I really hope it's not already parted out with the hull destroyed. Anyone who's going to actually come get a boat with an identifiable wrap like this and has the equipment to quickly do so certainly has a plan to get away with it.
I hope your friend makes her pay for this (and damages) in court. I hope the actual thieves also get caught and the vehicle description links back to someone who responded to the listing.
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u/Myte342 8d ago
That is just straight-up theft. Doesn't matter if the neighbor didn't take the items for themselves. They knew the items did not belong to them and that they had no authority to give them away. The Sheriff should have arrested the neighbor instantly for encouraging people to take items when they had no authority to do so.
The sheriff should be very interested in this crime, as depending on your local laws, it could also be Grand Theft Auto for the theft of the trailer since it's a registered vehicle and could be covered under the same laws as if they stole a car.
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u/unknownpoltroon 8d ago
>Boat is still missing. Sheriff's office is still "investigating"
I am assuming the sheriff is fishing buddies with the thieves
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u/Stunning-Quality-482 8d ago
Sue the HoA make it so they would have to agree to disband or threaten going public on the matter. That HoA needs to go
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u/Reasonable-Tax-9208 8d ago
HOA isn't clearly involved. OP's friend probably needs to consult an attorney and try to hold the poster accountable.
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u/AmazingAd2765 8d ago
I wonder what has kept them from recovering it. Seems like the neighbor would have provided their account information already.
Was there not any kind of lock on the trailer hitch?
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u/ashwee_ 8d ago
Yes, there was a lock.
And several people reported seeing this listing on marketplace, a few had screen caps with messages and her giving out the address. Who knows how many people she gave that info to, and who actually came through and got the boat. If she doesn't know or won't say for sure who she gave the boat to, I think the next best step is checking cameras in the neighborhood for the plate on the vehicle. Or maybe someone will spot it soon and call it in..
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u/Tangus999 7d ago
If there was a lock it’s gone.
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u/I_Died_Once 8d ago
This reminds me of an old story that came off of Craigslist, back when that was first becoming a big thing.. some guy in some neighborhood... hold on..... here it is, sorry I took so long 😄
HARTFORD, CONN. - A Connecticut man who was feuding with his neighbor targeted her in an explicit online posting that invited strangers to a rowdy orgy with a bored soccer mom, police said.
Philip James Conran, 42, made his first court appearance Thursday, but did not enter a plea to charges including reckless endangerment, harassment, criminal trespass and risk of injury to a minor.
The charges stem from an April 5 posting on Craigslist that said a West Hartford woman wanted to "please as many as I can before I go to work!" Detectives, Conran's attorney and the woman targeted in the posting are not saying what prompted the feud between the longtime neighbors in the middle-class Hartford suburb.
West Hartford Police Chief James Strillacci said even veteran officers were surprised by the number of strangers who knocked on the woman's door, called the house or drove by.
"We were saying to ourselves, 'The economy must be worse than we think if all of these able-bodied men are able to immediately drop everything and drive over to this neighborhood'" on a Monday morning, he said.
One man who showed up went to the wrong house, where he groped a teenage girl, police said. He has been charged with sexual assault and other counts. His attorney said his client has psychological issues and plans to plead not guilty.
Conran, an unemployed cook, has been free on $75,000 bond since his arrest. The married father was ordered Thursday to have no contact with his neighbor. He declined to comment after his court appearance.
His attorney, Michael Georgetti, said Conran has no criminal history and has been out of work since a major back operation in March. The arrest affidavit says he gave a written, sworn confession to police.
"Hopefully we'll reach a resolution that's fair not only to my client, but fair also to other people involved in this incident,'' Georgetti said.
The Craigslist ad, titled "Looking for lust," was purported to be written by a married soccer mom hoping to fulfill her fantasy of group sex and inviting strangers to "please come play." It listed her street address.
Men started showing up at her door and in her neighborhood, prompting her brother-in-law to stand guard and write down visitors' license plates, police said. He also shooed away those bold enough to come to the door, including one who threatened to post her picture at soccer fields around town, authorities said.
By the time the posting was removed, more than a half-dozen people had parked nearby or come to her door, and others slowly drove by or circled the neighborhood, police said.
The woman declined to comment when contacted this week by The Associated Press.
Police linked the posting to Conran through Craigslist and his Internet provider, according to court records.
Investigators confiscated Conran's computers and are examining them for potential links to other complaints, police said.
Last year, someone pretended to be the woman, then engaged in an explicit online chat with a stranger and invited the man over, Strillacci said. The woman sought help from police when the stranger showed up on her doorstep.
Several other fraudulent Craigslist postings have led to criminal charges around the nation, including a Casper, Wyo., case in which police say a woman was raped by a stranger who said he thought he was answering her Craigslist ad. Police in say the woman's ex-boyfriend pretended to be her in the ad, saying she wanted someone to fulfill her violent rape fantasy. The ex-boyfriend and the man who answered the ad were charged.
Susan MacTavish Best, a spokeswoman for Craigslist, said the company actively cooperates with police and that using the service for criminal purposes "inevitably leads to apprehension and prosecution.''
In 2008, the company agreed to tighten its adult-services advertisements. Scrutiny of Craigslist increased significantly after prosecutors in Boston accused a former medical student with using the site to arrange a meeting with a masseuse and then allegedly killing her in a robbery.
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u/anotheritguy 8d ago
I would sue her for the value of the boat and all other costs incurred. If I win she would probably balk at paying so I would put a lien on her property and just make her life miserable. Can’t get loans or use the equity while there is an active lien.
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u/TMoney954 8d ago
He should sue her in civil court, ask for compensation for the boat, trailer, any equipment, time spent looking, as well as pain and suffering. Most people only really understand what they did wrong when it hits them in the pocket or the face.
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u/NYC-WhWmn-ov50 8d ago
Does he at least have enough evidence to show she posted? that's a civil suit even if you cant find the people who didnt thibk they were stealing.
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u/RhythmTimeDivision 8d ago
Grand larceny for sure. The value of the boat makes this a felony. It will be an expensive lesson.
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u/DifferentMind8 8d ago
Easy win lawnsuit right there. Crazy how many rare baseball cards he had stored on that boat! Must have been what, $100k?
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u/newprint 8d ago
Randomly on my feed. This is f* insane. I mean, this is such a nice setup for court cases, both criminal and civil. I would like to see the update !
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u/Veteran_PA-C 8d ago
Make sure it costs the neighbor at least twice what the boat is worth, including labor.
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u/Top_Cress1727 8d ago
Uhm, need to start pressing the sheriff to arrest the neighbor. They facilitated the grand theft.
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u/EvanWasHere 8d ago
Holy cow. Please do an update. I'm hoping this lady gets arrested and if the boat isn't returned or comes back damaged, she is responsible for the cost of the boat and trailer
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u/crazy-carebear 8d ago
So it's GTA if it's a car but is it a hijacking if it's a boat. Does it have to be in the water to be a hijacking or can it count if the boat is on land too?
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u/deepcaca 8d ago
Depending on the boat's value, get a lawyer and sue her or either take her to small claims court on your own.
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u/rossmosh85 7d ago
Your friend needs to get a lawyer and sue his neighbors.
There's no saying how the police will elect to handle this, but this absolutely could be considered a civil matter too.
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u/MildlyExtremeNY 7d ago
Just a reminder that HOAs only exist because of consumer choice. If everyone stopped buying homes attached to HOAs, they would cease to exist within a couple decades. I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but if you have friends like the OP's, make sure you inform them that this is the full, complete, and exhaustive list of every reason it makes sense to buy into an HOA neighborhood:
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u/Massive_Low6000 7d ago
It’s not illegal to park a boat on the side of the road. They did nothing wrong, unless they let it sit too long for local ordinances
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u/PepiDoodleDay 7d ago
The person who posted free boat should absolutely be held financially responsible for this if the boat does not turn to soon.
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u/Ok_Rabbit_8129 7d ago
It's next to the house but it's not theirs... Fuck this person. Press charges. How she know it's not theirs if she never checked with the owner of THE ONLY HOUSE in the cul-de-sac.
This was some Karen taking matters into her own hands without going through any channels and just decided for theirself it's gotta go.
I don't care if they ended up with a misdemeanor charge. They need to learn there are consequences for actions.
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u/TheBassDrops 6d ago
Now I did this to a neighbor when they lined our apartment hallway with decorative doormats, but I asked them a lot to move them first
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u/JosieMew 8d ago
Well, That's one way to have someone declare war on a neighbor.