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Originally Posted by HellToupee
I did notice in a Villages construction update video a couple of weeks ago they had a sign with “construction site , no trespassing , violators may be prosecuted. drones, cameras or filming prohibited in this area”
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Yeah, but a sign is just that. A sign. I have a neighbor up north that doesn't like boats and jet skis near his dock and boat. He put out an official looking "No Wake Zone" buoy about 100 feet off his property. Guess what? Not a real or enforceable buoy. I do donuts on the Jetski between the buoy and his house all summer just to let him know I know it can't be enforced.
Now there are others that have a "Please No Wake within 100 feet" on their docks. I respect the request and give their property a wide berth. Why? Because they play by the rules and made a reasonable request. No Wake Zone buoy guy is just a loud mouthed bully well known in the community as a PIP. That's a retired CEO or some other "Previously Important Person." They're so used to employees or staff jumping at their every demand, they just carry that over into retired life and realize no one really cares about their previous professional status.
You can put a "No parking" sign on your lawn to try to keep people from parking along the curb in front of you house. In fact, more than once I have seen news articles or in-person people that painted the curb in front of their house red. Guess what? Totally unenforceable. If my neighbor did that, I would park there all day every day.
Now, I'm not going to go onto Villages property until they open it up to the public. If their signs are requests or put up on their private property, that is totally reasonable and I will absolutely respect them. If they are put up by people trying to privatize public lands or waters as their own, I will ignore them every time.
As for the Villages sign quoted above, they have the right to demand and seek prosecution for trespassing on their privately owned lands. They do not, however, have the legal authority to restrict filming or drone flights. I would obey the first part of the sign and totally ignore the second part of the sign if I were to have a hankering to videotape or fly a drone from a place I have a legal right to be, such as the parking lot of an open neighborhood rec center or public street.