[WSBARP] Seizure of a boat house

[J Richard McEntee, Jr.]

Hell List Mates

I posted this question to the Solo and Small Practice List-serve, but did
not come up with a definitive answer. I thought that I would see if any
members here have suggestions for me.

I have a PC who owns a marina. He has a tenant who abandoned a slip at the
marina. The tenant owes back rent for the space. Although the tenant’s
boat is gone, the tenant’s boat house remains in the rented space. It is
in a state of disrepair. The PC would like to offer the tenant the
following: Marina will repair the boathouse and sell it. From the sale the
marina will receive the costs of repair, costs of sale and the unpaid
rent. Anything beyond will be paid to the tenant. The PC wants to give the
tenant incentive to accept this offer. To do so, the PC wants to tell the
tenant what will happen if he does not accept the offer. 

MY QUESTION: if someone is familiar with this area of the law, what would
be the legal process to seize the boathouse and force a sale. There are
statutes that govern similar situations with boats/vessels and provide
expedited methods to handle seizure and sale. This however is limited to
vessels and I don’t believe that the boat house can be characterized as a
vessel. Perhaps it is just a matter of obtaining judgment on the rental
agreement and then having the sheriff seize and sell the property to
satisfy the judgment? 
 
Any suggestions would be appreciated.



RICH McENTEE
McENTEE LAW OFFICE
3800 Bridgeport Way W, Ste A411
University Place, WA 98466
253.227.9894(m)
jrmcentee at gmail.com       

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