This is by a member of the Backstreet Boys, who is suing the Walton County Sheriff for not keeping "trespassers" off his property. Another situation where his deed extends out past the edge of water. Years ago I read that the Florida Supreme court settled this by saying the white sandy beaches of Florida are a public resource and had been used and accessed for centuries and the public had a right of way over them. But over the last couple decades the rich property owners who have bought up the beach front property have used the courts to eat away the public rights. That's a lot of white sand he is claiming, and good for the sheriff for not cooperating, so far. Music-News.com on X: "Brian Littrell sues over trespassers on his private beach Read the full article here: https://t.co/Nt5P6pw5fY More on https://t.co/cGbkkwo6Jk https://t.co/2nahjnf1Ls" / X
City of Daytona Beach v. Tona-Rama, Inc. :: 1974 :: Florida Supreme Court Decisions :: Florida Case Law :: Florida Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia Here is one of the Florida Supreme Court case that a lot of people point to. Basically, saying if there is long history of the public using the beach without dispute, then the new owners of the adjacent land can't interfere. Wish they would get back to that and settle it. I've been reading that a lot of lower courts are pushing for "wet sand" being only allowable use areas for the public, which is contradictory to this ruling of "sandy areas adjacent to mean high tide"... If the recreational use of the sandy area adjacent to mean high tide has been ancient, reasonable, without interruption and free from dispute, such use, as a matter of custom, should not be interfered with by the owner. However, the owner may make any use of his property which is consistent with such public use and not calculated to interfere with the exercise of the right of the public to enjoy the dry sand area as a recreational adjunct of the wet sand or foreshore area.
