Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Minneapolis, MN (2026)
1 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Minneapolis, Minnesota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Encampment Sanitation
Minneapolis prohibits camping in tents, trailers, or other temporary structures on any public or private premises, and requires the city to publish quarterly reports detailing every encampment removal, including notice timelines and shelter offers made to residents.
Minneapolis Bans Public Camping, Requires Removal Reports
Heavy RestrictionsMinneapolis Code of Ordinances § 244.60(a)
Unless otherwise provided in this section, no camp car, house trailer, automobile, tent or other temporary structure may be parked or placed upon any public street or on any public or private premises or street in the city and used as a shelter or enclosure of persons and their effects for the purpose of living therein.
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