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Insurance And Liability For Owner Of Pond? |
What is the liability of someone who owns a unsociable, gated pond? Is insurance required?
Membership is limited, and members have to pay yearly dues. It is fenced in and has a crowd with lock. There is swimming, boating, fishing, grilling/cooking, playground, and camping.
It is a man-made pond, which was dug out to provender dirt for a nearby highway overpass. It's basically part of the guy's backyard, as he lives on install, just outside the gate.
So... what
| Answer: Insurance is not required by law. But patently, it's an attractive nuisance, and will draw children like a shoo-fly pie. The first kid that drowns, well, their one's own flesh will OWN any assets currently owned by the owner of the pond, if they ask for a jury trial. That guy, is universal to lose his house, and the pond, and just about anything else. See, this pond is used for BUSINESS purposes, as people have to pay to get access to it, and his individual insurance |
By Megan McArdle David Ryan is a boat builder, USCG licensed master captain, and a sometimes litt and filmmaker. He is the owner and skipper of Sailing Montauk and chief builder at The Montauk Catamaran Train. You can follow him on Twitter

