Simple, tell them who the owner is. Who are you paying rent too? If it's
an abandoned boat and you live in it then they may be right.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 27 Sep 2005 01:40:38 -0700, wrote:

Back in 1997, I lived aboard a boat, but I was not the registered
owner. Several years later I pulled my credit report to find that the
San Mateo County assesor has put a lien on my credit report for two
years.

I've called several times, trying to explain that I wasn't the owner of
the boat, finally it came down to because I was "in possession" of the
boat, I am still liable.

This just doesn't sound right to me, can anyone help out? Unfortunatly,
I can't afford an attorney to help me fight this, and the lien is
impacting my credit, and making it impossible to get credit until I pay
the lien.

How did they know you were renting the boat?

And what is their rational for "possession"?

No offense, but that makes no sense at all.