Treated like a criminal at Sun N Fun

bid_time wrote:

wbwood wrote:

bodyshop bob wrote:

wbwood wrote:
It's a private business and they can run their business as hey see fit as they do it within the law. They did nothing illegal. They said the OP couldn't park the boat in the one location but offered another location. Even if he was told before by someone else. They didn't make him leave. He left on his own. And according to their policy online, I believe it said something to the effect of no refunds if you leave early or something. I can't remember exactly as it was a day or so ago when I looked at it. I would be pissed too. But I would need to weigh my options in having to take the boat back and then coming and getting my trailer. I think because of the cost of the gas to do it, the time wasted in doing and ruining my vacation, I would of just parked it in the parking lot they offered.

Actually, Wb, you're wrong. Per the information in the post the OP said he's seen boats on lots before and stated he needed a large lot for his rig and his boat. Such a site was granted to him.
This creates a legally binding condition called estoppel. Once a condition has been agreed to and granted it is illegal to remove that condition at a later date. Feel free to look it up.
I concur that he should immediately contact his credit card provider and dispute the charges.

And you passed the BAR in Florida?

You know it doesn't really matter who knows the law, who has passed the bar, who's a lawyer and who's pretending. It all boils down to whatever the judge says. The thing about judges is, they don't make a decision until they have heard both sides of the story. There is no "Other side" yet in this story. Yet y'all think you know who is right and who is wrong - amazing! I can tell you this, the sheriff won't decide who is right or who is wrong either. All he needs to hear is that the property owner wants the OP to leave; one way or the other he will be leaving.

Kind of my point. I enforce laws (Federal LEO). But only the laws I am sworn to enforce. I do not practice law, nor do I pretend to. I do know, as you stated, there's always 3 sides to the story. The property owner did not make the OP leave. The OP left on his own. They gave him an option about the boat, which he did not like nor agree to. That's on him. And as someone else mentioned, get it in writing. Hearsay is just that. The OP will say that the lady on the phone told him yes. If they could ever figure out who the "lady" is, she would probably say no, I didn't say that. It's going to be word against word. Good luck on it.