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Silver Sands settlement left condos 'no trespassing' signs in place; federal court issued no ruling on customary use
Summary
The presenter said the Silver Sands condominium case against St. Pete Beach settled: the condo was allowed to keep existing signage and the federal court never ruled whether customary use existed on that specific stretch of shore.
The presenter summarized Silver Sands v. St. Pete Beach and said the litigation ended in settlement that allowed the condominium to retain its existing "no trespassing" signs at their prior locations. "The settlement in Silver Sands allowed Silver Sands to retain their existing beach signage," the presenter said. (Presenter)
He cautioned that because the case settled without a final judicial ruling, the settlement "is not a precedent holding" on customary use for that beach segment; the federal court never issued a determination on whether customary use existed there. The presenter recommended surveys, parcel-specific testimony, and traditional code-enforcement and judicial processes rather than unilateral sign removal by a municipality.
