Is it legal to get use?

Z,
Good observation, no one took notice of that before dispensing "legal" advice.

Note that OP is in Alberta,Canada...different country, different rules. Asking a legal question on an internet forum is only worth what you pay for it...dick all!!

valhalla360 wrote:

gbopp wrote:
So, where do full time RVers register their vehicles? They don't really live anywhere.

Finally, we asked if we could just put down my parents address and she happily accepted.

As far as legality, a bit of a gray area.

Generally, the authorities won't care unless there is something to trigger them to question it: ie, illegal or it allows you to avoid paying taxes, etc...

Thanks, you agree, it's okay to use the address of someone else as long as you meet the legal requirements.
That's what the OP was asking.

RV'ers and boaters using mail forwarding services have an absolute right to vote where they've established their domicile. Note that "residency" is not the same as a "domicile". When you register a domicile intention, you're declaring that location as the place you intend to return to when you're no longer traveling. Whether that particular elections commissioner can prevent people from voting in local elections is a matter for the courts, but he does not have the right to prevent them from voting in statewide and national elections. Even the homeless living under a bridge or in a different shelter every night have that right.

toolttime wrote:
Is it legal for a full timer to use someone else’s address with permission from the home owners t use as their address ?

Sure is. Look at "dps.sd.gov" and they even mention it.

gbopp wrote:
So, where do full time RVers register their vehicles? They don't really live anywhere.

When we first moved onto our boat (prior to splitting time in the RV), we went to update our licenses and registrations at the Secretary of State (DMV).

The conversation went something like this:

What is your new address? We don't have one.
Well where to you live? On our boat.
Where is the boat? At the marina.
What is the address of the marina? In a week we will be leaving that marina.
What marina will you be going to? We will only be at that one for a few days.
Where will you be long term? On the boat.
.....and so on for about 10 minutes.

Finally, we asked if we could just put down my parents address and she happily accepted.

As far as legality, a bit of a gray area.

Generally, the authorities won't care unless there is something to trigger them to question it: ie, illegal or it allows you to avoid paying taxes, etc...

A popular place in Florida that provides Boat and RV addresses is getting into some legal issues because it's a small community and they are concerned that the large number of EFFECTIVELY non-residents will skew the local elections. In most cases, the people using the service have never actually lived in the community and in a lot of cases never so much as visited the community but are claiming residency and the right to vote in local elections (I suspect most never utilize this but once they are registered, nothing to stop them). This was a few months back and never heard what the outcome was.

gbopp wrote:

So, where do full time RVers register their vehicles? They don't really live anywhere.

Many fulltimers use a mail forwarding company provided address in one of the three RV friendly states (FL, SD, TX) to establish a "domicile" (not the same as a "residence") where they register their vehicles, obtain a drivers license, insurance, etc. The largest RV specialty mail forwarding operation in the US is run by the Escapees RV Club in Livingston, TX. They provide mailing addresses in all three states, and the TX address has been court tested as legal for domicile purposes.

fj12ryder wrote:

gbopp wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
To use to forward mail I don't see any problems. To use as an address for residency, then if you don't live there, it's not legit.

The OP is talking about full timers.

Last time I checked even full timers have to register and license their vehicles. Or has that changed? Or can you simply use the address of the campground/RV Park where you're currently staying?

So, where do full time RVers register their vehicles? They don't really live anywhere.

Be aware that if the intent is to say you live in one state to avoid taxes in another, you probably need to be aware of residency requirements. A little more than the lawn chair lawyers at the campground should be trusted with. Pretty easy to track people's travels these days. An angry brother in law or the guy in the next site might "drop a dime" on you.

Also your " address " has nothing to do with where you claim domicile or vote . Address is where you get your mail ! Domicile and voting is where that you claim to be a resident of .
Do you have to live at your domicile , NO ! For many years I claimed Florida as my domicile and stayed away for 13 years .