Orange County, FL Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

Public camping and sleeping prohibited. No person may regularly engage in public camping or sleeping on any public property (including, but not limited to, any public building or its grounds and any public right-of-way) under the jurisdiction of Orange County. This prohibition does not apply to a person that Orange County has specifically authorized to engage in public camping or sleeping on public property designated for public camping or sleeping in accordance with F.S. § 125.0231.

(e)Notices. A resident of Orange County, an owner of a business located in Orange County, or the Attorney General may provide written notice of an alleged violation of this section to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.(1)The Orange County Administrator shall designate an e-mail address or other electronic submission method (to be displayed on Orange County's website) to serve as the primary means of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners receiving such written notice.(2)To enable Orange County to take reasonable action within the limits of Orange County's authority to cure an alleged violation of this section, the written notice must specify:a.The location of the alleged violation;b.The date(s) of the alleged violation;c.A description or photograph of the alleged violator; andd.Any other information that will assist Orange County to cure the alleged violation.