First Public Meeting between Owners and Town Hall, Madeira, 5th March, 2014
Owners of Private land and homes within 50 metres of the sea and the Town Hall President of Calheta who are threatened with repossession of their homes by the State on 1st July 2014…if they do not present documents showing private ownership going back 150 years. Presenting documents showing private ownership going back 150 years costs up to several thousand euros paying lawyers and historians and in most cases impossible because the local authorities have not registered public roads on the sea fronts next to the private homes, land.
The enforcement of provisions of Portuguese Law 54/2005 is both a breach of European Human rights and European Consumer rights.
All owners of Private land and homes within 50 metres of the sea must request European Commissioner Reding to take action against Portugal to stop enforcement of the Portuguese Law 5/2005 which is both a breach of European Human rights and European Consumer rights.
Legal Private Properties next to water in Portugal expropriated by the State 
Clearly harassing many home and land owners including old people to do something impossible to prove with documents private ownership going back 150 years ago when these private homes have been on the front in Paul do Mar since the 17th century is a breach of European human and consumer rights. Also, its costing some owners thousands of euros to pay lawyers and historians to obtain this information. The Group will not stop protesting until we have it in writing that our homes and land are next to public roads registered by the portuguese authorities and therefore cannot be repossessed on July 1st under Dominio Publico Maritimo Law 54/2005
Spokesperson for the Paul do Mar Group in Madeira