Did this guy actually buy the beach itself? If so, people should get off his lawn - it&#x27;s his property and this America.<p>If not, then I imagine there&#x27;s just a road going through his property. I tend to think of the streets as being publicly owned: The city should consider paving an alternate access route to the beach and paying for its maintenance out of the local property taxes.<p>That said, it&#x27;s common for cities to have codes governing parking and such, and it&#x27;s plausible to me that guaranteeing access to a beach is along the same lines. It seems weird to force him to maintain the road though.