The ocean key resort a division of noble house hotels & resorts has illegally taken posession of my 45 foot yacht. The representatives sent by hotel 23 miles up coast of florida not only stole vessel but decieved state police officer on vessel at time.
The officer was on vessel after it was called in from neighbors saying vessels was adrift. I spoke to the officer directily and was told the gentleman called him over marine radio while he was on vessel saying they were from ocean key resort claiming to be representative of boat owner and told him boat broke loose in key west and they were looking for it to return it for out of town owner.
I being owner never authorised this. When i filed theft report monroe county sheriff depuity that investigated (or lack of) went to hotel that evening and was told by hotel staff boat was taken because back money was owed for rent. At this point he takes someones word and leaves my $150,000 dollar yacht in someones hands with no paperwork just their story.
The next day Alan Eckstein (attorney in key west for hotel) called depuity said his client went up the coast to repo vessel. Now as ive mentioned just one day before they told state police officer it broke loose and they were looking for it on behalf of the owner as my representative.
Now please keep in mind no court papers with this lien was ever gotten from any court. (they have no lease or any paperwork signed by us or our company) The lease was never even given to us nor did we ever see one. The boat was auctioned off by hotel illegally approximately three weeks ago.
I was told about one week ago papers were at coast guard office from new owner trying to transfer title. The coast guard gave me the phone number of this person so i called. I spoke to gentleman who was in ft. Lauderdale on his way to jacksonville i told him how boat was illegally taken from me therefore he was on stolen vessel. He immediately asked that i call back.
I called back the next day he was still in ft. Lauderdale he told me he was leaving vessel at marina there and his attorney wanted him to drive immediatey to his office. I called the sheriffs in ft. Lauderdale to take a report that moring while the gentleman was there.
The depuity called me back and told me after talking to purchaser of vessel before he even called me he called alan eckstein the key west attorney and told him this was very fishy with no court papers and he had never seen anything like this. The depuity also told me he advised alan to make sure he had his ducks in a row because after talking to gentleman who bought boat his attorney advised him this boat was illegally taken.
The next morning i got call from jacksonville maritime attorney with his client on three way conversation. He told me his client never had knowledge of how vessel was taken and that if he did he would have never have purchased it. He also told me before even calling me he called alan eckstein and told him under florida law this vessel was illegally taken and his client could never get it documented in his name.
I guess im confused noble house hotels and resorts talks about the first class hotels they have along with first class service, where do they mention first class theft? I have talked with over 20 attorneys in florida most maritime they have all said not only was this theft, but selling vessel was illegal also.
I then find out yesterday from jacksonville man there was a fire on vessel which happened at hotel. Besides the fire they let boat get so trashed its worth only 50% of its value. He said the reason he purchased was because it was a good value and it needed alot of work due to hotel neglect.
The sheriff depuity that investigated theft report says in his report he witnessed some dismantlement of vessel. Kevin the jacksonville man said besides fire and very poor condition many wires were cut and boat was almost totally stripped. I would like to know how noble house hotels and resorts say they run such a fine organization but allow their own representatives to commit grand theft of someones property and totally trash property once in their posession? It also makes you wonder how two people that ive never met starting with the depuity sheriff in ft. Lauderdale and an attorney representing a man who has invested almost $80,000 dollars call mr alan eckstein and tell him what his clients did was wrong and hotel still does nothing.
As of today two news stations and two news papers have called for story i intend to take this public worldwide letting people know this not only is grand theft and distruction to property but the small guy will not allow deep pocket companys to take the law into their own hands. And better yet the hotel claims i owe six months rent this rent was $3000 month for dock space i called head attorney a month or so ago asking how much they claim i owe he said to get yacht back $60,000 dollars. (you do the math) can you believe that.
Noble house hotels if you run such a fine operation do the right thing you already broke several laws call me lets get this resolved. For more of this amazing story see blog below
Http://keywestcorruption. Blogspot.com
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