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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
Synopsis of thread:
-there is an area between street and house not owned by homeowner. in my case, 15 feet. (as Carl says, look at your site plan or plat)
-none of us who've posted so far know who owns that area or what rights pertain for the public or the homeowner.
-developer has an easement on 4 sides of most homesites, in my case, 10' on street side.
-easement legally means developer may access and utilize that area as needed in future for utilities, etc. easement does not convey rights to the public.
Questions we can't answer:
-who does own the 15 feet in front of my lot?
-does the public have rights as if they owned that area since I do not own it?
-what rights and responsibilities do I have for that area?
example of implications: I do not own the 15 feet of my driveway nearest to the street. Do both the public and i have equal rights to utilize the driveway between my garage and the street? (this question is posed only to get to the bottom of property rights, as a hypothetical)...
-subtopic...one poster says some dog owners claim rights of access and toileting dogs on the areas of turf not owned by homeowner. I'm against it, because my dog's urine is a weapon of mass destruction.
-subtopic...Fl has new law incorporated (apparently) into new Village deed restrictions to encourage Florida Friendly Landscapes promulgated by UF.
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That frontage area is a Right of Way, in our case either is or will be owned by the County in which you live. There are areas like this along State highways and of course is the property of that State. The public DOES NOT have any particular rights to this ROW. Property owners do have access and egess across the ROW to their property. Recently the big issue with the wall on the orginal side, the ROW played a role. To get back and forth people wre using the ROW property. It wasn't long before the State of Florida stepped into the fray and stopped the golf carts from driving down the ROW....