{Association name}: boat slip waitlist policy
Adopted {date}

1. Who can join
One entry per lot. The owner of record must be a member in good standing.
Choose one: Renters may join. / Renters may not join.

2. Order
The list is first come, first served by the date each entry was added. Entries carried over from the paper list keep their original dates.

3. Staying on the list
Choose one: Confirm your place each year by {date}, or the entry is removed. / An entry stays until its owner takes a slip or leaves the list.

4. Matching boats to slips
Each entry records the boat’s length, beam and draft. An open slip is offered to the first entry whose boat fits it.

5. Offers
Offers are made by email{ and by phone}, with the slip number, the fee and a date to answer by, {number} days after the offer. If there is no answer by that date, the offer passes to the next entry.

6. Passing on an offer
Choose one: Passing once keeps your place; passing a second time moves you to the bottom of the list. / Passing moves you to the bottom of the list.

7. Moves and upgrades
Slip holders who want a different slip join the move list. Open slips are offered to the move list before the waitlist.

8. Transfers
Choose one: A slip doesn’t transfer with the sale of a lot. / A slip may transfer to a co-owner named on the slip agreement.
A slip that is given up returns to the list.

9. The record
The office logs every offer, answer and assignment with its date. Members can see their own place in line at any time.

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From “How to write a fair boat slip waitlist policy”: https://baybook.app/guides/boat-slip-waitlist-policy