I have to disagree. I see no difference between SCOTUS’ ruling that Joe can take my house to build a bigger one on what was my land for himself and the state taking your front yard you paid for and opening it to the public.
Huh? What they own and what they bought was a house on a public street with public parking.
Apples and oranges. No one owns the states beaches and you certainly don’t own the roads that the taxpayers pay for! Not to mention the fact that the state has spend millions preventing beach erosion in these areas. There should be a $10K fine for putting up a fake no parking sign on a public right of way.
Welcome to western civilization.
Property rights and real estate laws in modern America are largely based on centuries-old principals practiced in Europe.
The concept of riparian landowners *not* being permitted to deny access to major bodies of water is part of that.
In other words it’s against the law (as it always has and always should be) for these homeowners to keep the public away from the shoreline.