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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided June 25, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. James W. Denhardt City of Treasure Island Attorney 2700 First Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33713
Dear Mr. Denhardt:
As the attorney for the City of Treasure Island, you ask substantially the following question:
May a municipality enact and enforce ordinances to prohibit the unauthorized trespass upon, or the unauthorized mooring of a boat to, a privately-owned dock located over state-owned submerged lands within the corporate limits of the municipality, when the property owner's right to such dock is derived through riparian or littoral property rights?
In sum:
A municipality may enact…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Miami Beach v. Forte Towers, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1974
- City of Miami Beach v. the Texas Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1940
- BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. v. Medeira Beach Nom., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Freed Freed v. Miami Beach Pier CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Carter v. Town of Palm BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
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