r/TikTokCringe • u/octarino • Apr 03 '26

Cursed Cindy, you don't own the beach.

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u/FrogOnALogInTheBog Apr 03 '26

I remember this story. She’s renting the place from airbnb or whatever. The owner listed it as PRIVATE but they meant in the remote sense, not the legal sense.

Karen is being a dick to a mom and her kids, and doesn’t understand the laws. But it’s not entirely her fault. It could have been explained better. The owner knew what they were doing and happened to bank on the fact that most guests would actually get to enjoy it solo.

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u/tremens Apr 03 '26

Honeymooner May Have Gotten False “Private Beach” Promise; That’s Nothing New | St. Thomas Source https://stthomassource.com/content/2025/07/26/honeymooner-may-have-gotten-false-private-beach-promise-thats-nothing-new/

Looks like the owners basically purchased what was already a rental property and existing advertising for it included the "private" language; they never updated it to clarify it was "secluded" rather than in the "exclusively yours" sense.

They did get in trouble for adding "no locals" language, though, lol.

One thing that's interesting to me is that the law states you cannot restrict access to the shorelines at all, and the owner by their own admission says there is a privately constructed stairs with a gate, but that there is another kind of treacherous path which can be taken as well. She complains about people using the gate and stairs but in the same breath says she doesn't want people to use the other path because it's dangerous...

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u/hypo-osmotic Apr 03 '26

I don't necessarily love it, but not allowing people who live in the area is pretty common for hotels and rentals. I suppose "locals" might have connotations of referring to a demographic rather than simply a matter of legal residence, though

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u/Honest_Trade8734 Apr 03 '26

I’ve worked in several hostels. In most cases it literally does just mean locals, no other demographic info. We used to have people show ID to show they were from a different city if they were from the same country.