If it floats, is it a boat?
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Fane Lozman beat the odds when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with him that his floating home was a house, not a vessel subject to seizure by the city of Riviera Beach in 2013.
The justices have set a new national legal standard: Not everything that floats is a boat.
It was a long shot they'd even take his case, and the verdict seemed a resounding victory for the little guy in battle with local officials. But by then, Riviera Beach had the floating home destroyed in a dispute over plans to develop the marina where Lozman was living.
Lozman's fight continues over the city's refusal to reimburse him the value of the floating home and $200,000 in legal fees. He hopes the court will take up his case anew.