Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Surprise, AZ (2026)
1 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Surprise, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Encampment Sanitation
Surprise makes it unlawful and a public nuisance to camp, occupy, establish or maintain camp facilities, or store camp paraphernalia on any public or private property in the city. City Code Article III's urban camping ban, Section 42-52, carves out a narrow exception for short, consent-based backyard camping but otherwise bans street, sidewalk, alley and vacant-lot encampments outright.
Surprise Urban Camping and Encampment Ban
Significant RestrictionsSurprise City Code § 42-52
(a)It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities, establish camp facilities, maintain camp facilities, or use or store camp paraphernalia in the following areas:(1)Any public property; or(2)Any private property.(b)It is not intended by this section to prohibit or make unlawful:(1)Overnight camping on private residential property by the property owner or fri...
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