If you live in a boat?

[Travlen' JazzZen]

Mini 9 wrote:
My Q is if you don't have a permanent address. Why does one have to pick ONE state to have a permanent address? That's old stuff. I mean, I can travel in my RV and live from place to place, why should I have to be governed by any one state? (or country for that matter?)

I do live full-time in my RV and travel from state to state. I have to have a permanent address for the IRS, my driver's license, insurance, all of the official stuff - and most creditors. Credit cards, satellite TV, banking, etc. I use Earth Class Mail - a virtual PO Box - but some even require a physical address, for which I hijack a family member's address. Doesn't matter that I receive paperless bills on line and do my banking on line. They all want an address.
I'm not "governed" by any state - although I am glad to keep my permanent residence in WA where we have no state income tax. But many lifestyle transients pick their state of residence based on vehicle registration and insurance costs.
I get your question, but fighting the man isn't worth the trouble to me. It really is a bigger question regarding who keeps track of us and why. It is old stuff, and I suspect if the man needs to find me, he will, regardless of where I am for the night. Just have to follow my cell phone ping :burnout:

[davester]

olnacl wrote:
In 15 years living aboard, I paid no property taxes. Boat was documented in FL and also had Bahamian registry.

That would mean that you never rented a slip, because any marina would have to pay property taxes and would fold them into the slip rental rate, just as all apartment renters pay property taxes as part of their rent.

[RAMd®d]

In point of fact, if he rented a slip, he still paid no property taxes, he just paid rent. This is the same as apartment dwellers, they do not pay property taxes. They just pay rent.

The property owner pays the taxes. Just because the cost is passed on to the renter doesn't mean he pays the taxes. Now of some part of the rent is earmarked for those taxes, then you'd be correct.

Or if in fact when the owner pays taxes and provides an invoice stating "This tax money is for the Sloop John B, this money is for the Kon Tiki, this money is for the British Ship Hood, then I'd agree, the renter pays the tax with his rent.

If the taxes aren't payed, do they come after the renter? No.

Does the property owner not pay taxes on vacant apartments or slips? No.

I'm just sayin'...

[cbelt3]

Mr. McGee, paging Mr. Travis McGee.... olnacl, I'm just jealous.

[olnacl]

Boat lived in the Bahamas most of the 15 years, moved around but mostly at anchor when in the States, although there were stints in a marina at times.

[davester]

I'm envious, olnacl. Every now and then I mention the idea of selling everything and living on a boat to the wife. She usually looks at me with the expression of someone who's just seen a crazy man on a rampage.