Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Grand Rapids, MI (2026)
1 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Grand Rapids, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Encampment Sanitation
Grand Rapids bars erecting a tent in any public area without a permit and lets the City remove personal property or encampment gear left in the right-of-way after posted notice, holding impounded items 30 days.
Grand Rapids Public Tent Ban
Significant RestrictionsGrand Rapids City Code § 9.108a(6)(a)
(a)Unless a permit is obtained, no person shall erect, configure, construct, maintain, use, occupy, or allow to remain erected any tent in any public area. Without prior notice, the City may deconstruct any tent, whether attended or unattended, in violation of this subsection. With pre-removal notice as specified in Subsection 3(a) or posted signage, the City may impound any tent in violation o...
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