Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Fort Myers, FL (2026)
1 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Fort Myers, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Encampment Sanitation
Fort Myers bans camping or sleeping overnight on city-owned buildings, grounds, streets, parks, sidewalks and rights-of-way unless the site is designated for recreational camping, with escalating fines and possible arrest for repeat violations.
Fort Myers Public Camping and Sleeping Ban
Heavy RestrictionsFort Myers Code of Ordinances § 54-278
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, to publicly camp or sleep within any city owned building or on its surrounding grounds unless designated for public camping or sleeping for recreational purposes by the city. ... (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to publicly camp or sleep upon city owned streets, parks, sidewalks, city owned rights-of-way or other city owned public ways unless desi...
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