{
  "id": 9539669,
  "title": "Florida land swap turns 4 Siesta Key beach lots public after decade of lawsuits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/florida-land-swap-turns-4-siesta-key-beach-lots-public-after-decade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2016-a-florida-businessman-began-buying-four-siesta-key-beach-lots-a-decade-and-multiple-lawsuits-later-a-county-land-swap-will-make-them-public-and-let-him-build-a-5000-sq-ft-home-on-another-parcel/articleshow/134456624.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael Holderness bought four beachfront lots on Florida’s Siesta Key in 2016 and 2017, leading to years of disputes with Sarasota County over public access and development. Under a settlement, the county will receive the four lots and make them public beach property, while Holderness gets a nearby parcel valued at nearly $2.8 million, $500,000 and permission to build a 5,000-square-foot home.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}