Legal Trend: Eminent Domain at the Beach.

Background:

• Gulf Breeze, Florida has a 50 foot wide, 15 feet long parcel that has been used fror beach access
• The town wants to allow continued beach access, as it has for 50-60 years,  and seeks eminent domain
• The 2 property owners involved counter and say that the city has failed to block access to private property

What the courts will look at:

• Considering the long use of the property as beach acess, did the city acquire a legal easement?
• If not, can eminent domain be used?

Pensacola News Journal | Gulf Breeze defending public beach access