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Brian Littrell refiled a complaint against a woman for trespassing on his Florida property after it was dismissed earlier this month
In the complaint, the Backstreet Boys member claims that Carolyn Barrington Hill trespassed without permission or consent
Lawyers for Hill say that she “has the constitutional right to access and enjoy Florida’s beaches without fear of intimidation through litigation”
Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell has refiled a complaint against a Florida woman he claims trespassed on his beachfront property after it was dismissed by a judge earlier this month.
Lawyers for Littrell, 51, filed the complaint on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and demanded a jury trial against Carolyn Barrington Hill, 67, citing the damages in excess of $50,000.
In the documents, Brian, his wife Leighanne and their BLB Beach Hut LLC are named as plaintiffs — and claim they have been “the target of trespassing and harassment from various individuals” at their beachfront property in Walton County, Fla..
The document details various occasions in which she allegedly trespassed without permission or consent, beginning in April 2025.
Though the filing claims they set up “no trespassing” signs and the property is private, Hill has allegedly “set out to antagonize, bully and harass the Littrell family by frequently trespassing on the beach portion of [their property].”
During the unauthorized entries, Hill allegedly “verbally harassed [the Littrells] by shouting and cursing at the property manager and setting up various chairs and other pieces of beach furniture.” In one instance, Hill was allegedly told to “move” by the property manager and she refused. On another occasion, the filing claims, she was forced to move by a Walton County Sheriff’s Department officer.
In addition to the alleged trespassing, the filing claims she videotaped them without their knowledge or consent, and allegedly “stopped numerous members of the public and told them who owned the subject property and incited them to join her in trespassing onto the subject property.”
The documents also note that the Littrells were “forced to hire security to protect them, and they resorted to relying on the Sheriff to do his duty of keeping the peace and protecting the rights of the Littrell family.”
As a result, the family “suffered a loss of privacy and security in their home, were required to pay for security and suffered the loss of enjoyment and ownership of their property.”
Through the filing, the Littrells are seeking to be awarded damages for the alleged trespassing and want her to be prohibited from entering or approaching the property, from videotaping or recording without consent and they wish to be awarded attorney fees and costs.
In response to the filing, attorneys for Hill say they expect the filing to include “similar legal deficiencies that led to dismissal of the prior complaint, along with additional new defects.”
“We expect the Court will again conclude that the allegations fail to state a legally sufficient claim upon which relief may be granted,” a statement obtained by PEOPLE read. “Ms. Hill remains steadfast in her position that every person, regardless of social or financial status, has the constitutional right to access and enjoy Florida’s beaches without fear of intimidation through litigation.”
Brian Litrell in Frisco, Texas, in May 2025
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“The Florida Constitution protects Ms. Hill’s right to use the shoreline in Walton County, where she has recreated for decades and has never been cited for trespassing,” the statement continues. “The claim that her lawful presence caused more than $50,000 in damages is unsupported by fact or law and appears designed as a deterrent to keep others off the shoreline, whereby Plaintiffs have no right of exclusion. No member of the public should be forced to risk costly litigation simply to enjoy Florida’s beaches as the Constitution guarantees.”
Meanwhile, Peter Ticktin, an attorney for Littrell, says that “there is no question that the Littrells’ own the beach behind their house right down to the mean high waterline.”
“That beach is nothing less than their backyard. Carolyn Barrington Hill has some kind of misguided agenda that calls for the making of all private beaches public. She is against private property rights and for reasons only she can understand, insists on trespassing on the Littrell’s property and encouraging others to join her in her foolhardy goal,” the statement continues. “We recently were required to revise the complaint, to conform to certain legal requirements, and we are now prepared to move forward.”
On Feb. 17, a judge threw out the lawsuit — which was originally filed on Sept. 19 — “without prejudice.” The original filing claimed that the trespassing caused their 23-year-old son, Baylee, to “suffer emotional distress” — but the judge dismissed the claim as “emotional distress damages are not permitted on a claim for trespassing,” per the order.
The judge also dismissed the videotaping claim, writing, “there are no allegations contained in the complaint that the [Littrells] were located in a location on the property that the court recognized [as having] a reasonable expectation of privacy.”
The original filing also alleged one count of stalking; however, they voluntarily dismissed that claim at a December 2025 hearing.
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