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Nudist resort residents furious after property owner demands they put clothes on, cuts off power [CA]
ny post ^ | Ross O'Keefe

Posted on 02/07/2026 11:33:56 AM PST by BenLurkin

Some residents of a California nudist resort are experiencing birthday suit blues after the owners of the property allegedly cut their power for refusing demands to clothe themselves.

The drastic step is the latest development in a feud between the owners and residents of the historical refuge for the unclothed, Olive Dell Ranch near Riverside, California.

Despite its nudist roots since 1952, owners of the ranch enacted a “textile” policy months ago, forcing residents to clothe themselves in public areas. The residents then sued the owners, alleging they violated their civil rights by restricting their freedom to bare arms, legs and everything in between.

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The owners, who bought the property in 2019, are accused of letting it go to ruin and forcing residents to maintain it. The pool had been left to turn green, the sauna and restaurant were closed, community events were canceled and the water system was neglected, leaving people without drinking water at points.

Roads, showers and tennis courts also deteriorated.

Residents even began feeling unsafe when the front gate stopped locking, and they began worrying about peeping toms checking out the nudists.

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The attorney considers the nudists’ affinity for bare skin to be a characteristic that they can be discriminated against for. “The reason it’s against the law, is the civil rights act prohibits any business from discriminating against anyone based on their characteristics,” she told ABC 7.

The nudists are seeking millions in damages from the owners of the Olive Dell Ranch for breach of contract, negligence, elder abuse, civil rights violations, and other things. Campbell said an associate from her firm was in court Friday fighting for the nudists, and the judge chided the defendants on engaging in “self-help” evictions.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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1 posted on 02/07/2026 11:33:56 AM PST by BenLurkin
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"The attorney considers the nudists’ affinity for bare skin to be a characteristic that they can be discriminated against for."
2 posted on 02/07/2026 11:35:52 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
The best thing that you can say about nudist resorts is that they prove the benefits of clothing.
3 posted on 02/07/2026 11:36:45 AM PST by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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To: BenLurkin
Residents even began feeling unsafe when the front gate stopped locking, and they began worrying about peeping toms checking out the nudists.

I thought that was part of the thrill.

But in all seriousness, all but two percent of the population looks much better clothed. And that two percent does not remove their clothing without incentive.

Keep America Beautiful.

Put your clothes on!

4 posted on 02/07/2026 11:40:59 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: BenLurkin

Typically the people who go naked are the last people you want to see naked.


5 posted on 02/07/2026 11:42:13 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: rdcbn1

Yeah they showed this story on ABC 7 and I was saying to myself “Thank you for not showing them from the neck down”


6 posted on 02/07/2026 11:42:18 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: BenLurkin

Turning off the heat to a nudist colony during February temperatures always forces a blanket response.


7 posted on 02/07/2026 11:45:37 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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Bummer-can’t find it on google maps.


8 posted on 02/07/2026 11:46:59 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: BenLurkin

“Birthday Suit Blues”

A new one on me.


9 posted on 02/07/2026 11:49:44 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: BenLurkin

Government childcare is unlikely to instantaneously provide quality childcare.


10 posted on 02/07/2026 11:50:58 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: BenLurkin

First they came for the nudists, but I wasn’t a nudist...


11 posted on 02/07/2026 11:51:28 AM PST by OrangeHoof ("Our property is protected by two pitbulls. They love visitors, especially with marinara or garlic.")
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder what their smoking policy is.


12 posted on 02/07/2026 11:55:38 AM PST by fruser1
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This will all end when the Caliphate is established....


13 posted on 02/07/2026 11:56:26 AM PST by PGR88
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To: DIRTYSECRET

It’s in the valley south of the twin peaks.


14 posted on 02/07/2026 11:59:17 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: EvilCapitalist

How true.


15 posted on 02/07/2026 12:05:48 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: BenLurkin

People from the textile free community are in an uproar


16 posted on 02/07/2026 12:10:59 PM PST by BansheeBill
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To: BenLurkin

I’m sure that, for almost all of the clientele, being nudge is a disability.

I saw some fat elderly female nudists 40 years ago in Nice, France. I’ve seen better skin on tanned cowhides. I’m still trying to to erase that memory!


17 posted on 02/07/2026 12:12:44 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: BenLurkin

The owners, who bought the property in 2019, are accused of letting it go to ruin and forcing residents to maintain it.

So are they really residents? is it like a mobile home park, or is it more like a club I wonder.

Sounds like the owner has development or other plans for the property that don’t include nudists, like maybe a Nordstroms or something.


18 posted on 02/07/2026 12:15:11 PM PST by algore
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To: BenLurkin

Clothed until further notice?


19 posted on 02/07/2026 12:20:18 PM PST by GSWarrior
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To: BenLurkin

I am guessing they are safe from lookie looks.


20 posted on 02/07/2026 12:20:26 PM PST by ronniesgal ( so is it okay that I said that??? GO TRUMP GO!!!!)
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