Minimum Lake Size For Skiing?

[A. P. Grice]

We are considering doing a claim by possesion - from what I understand, in this case, because we maintain the land (there is a maintaince timeframe required, 7 yrs I think) we can file a claim on it, start paying taxes and it will become ours.

Sorry...you can't do "adverse possession" against 'public' lands, that is, the guv'mint - state or federal.

 

[Metamorphic]

I didnt read all the posts, but for skiing or any wake generating activity, its matters what the dam is made of. Earthen dams wont hold up to much wave erosion without special preparation (rip-rap).

 

[Joyce Potts]

A meandered lake is one whose mean high-water line (at the time, according to the surveyor's judgment, based on existing vegetation, with emphasis on trees) was meandered (surveyed) by the original government surveyor. Only the bodies of water that were considered important or significant were shown on his survey.

So, as a practical legal matter, bodies of water that were not shown on the orgiginal Township Survey did not exist. So, if the US Govt. patented out land that contained an unmeandered lake the grantee owned everything within that legal description, including any lake. As did all subsequent buyers.

If your concern is the lake bottom of a meandered lake that gets exposed by drought, don't be worried that someone will come along and clain it. The State of Florida owns it. And from your lot line at what was once the mean highwter mark, and shown as the meander line, you can go across it any time you want get to the actual water.

The State has control of over dock building. Each case stands on it own.

If the lake is not a meandered lake, that another set of circumstances.

You may be correct about the State owning the lake bottom of any lake that is more than 30 acres in size. Sounds like a Realtor rule of thumb, or else a recent action taken since I quit selling real estate. Can you cite the legal source? Not that I don't believe you. I'd just like to read the actual source.

First of all, what lake in Florida doesn't 'meander'?

Secondly, your'e 200% wrong on the exposed land between a defined rear boundary line and the exposed dry land. What is legal resource? Potts ****ing contest (vs.) the City of Altamonte Springs and their proposal to open a 'passive park' on city owned lakefront property and the gentleman by the name of Mr. Flannagen, who did, in deed, (pun intended) hold title to the bottom of the lake.

For other lively lake bottom ownership examples, contact Dave Johnson at scpafl.org. Dave knows of my situation very well. But the better one was Bear Lake and what the lake bottom owner did over there.

 

[Joyce Potts]

Is that where you park your van and enjoy the wine in the evening as you overlook your vast holdings???

You got me again, PE. I lied. I don't own a van down by the river. I own a van down by the lakeshore. BYOTent.

 

[PropertyEconomics]

You got me again, PE. I lied. I don't own a van down by the river. I own a van down by the lakeshore. BYOTent.

Well Joyce .....

Can we ski atleast???
Maybe you can drive real close to the shore in your fan and we can get a really long ski rope????

 

[Joyce Potts]

Well Joyce .....

Can we ski atleast???
Maybe you can drive real close to the shore in your fan and we can get a really long ski rope????

I have a pontoon van with a toilet, wetbar and canopy. And my van has a fan, Sam I am. Green eggs and ham.