PERDIDO KEY, Fla. — The debate over customary use of Florida beaches is now very visible on Perdido Key.
Off-duty Escambia County deputies have been on the beach behind some condos, and are being paid by condo owners to help them enforce what they believe are their property rights.
The condo owners believe the beach up to the wet sand is theirs and they can kick the public off. But many in the public argue they should have access to beaches they’ve historically used…