Hollywood, FL Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 133.22
- Covered public property
- Streets, sidewalks, beach, parks
- Private property exception
- Owner consent plus toilets required
- First offense penalty
- Up to $100 fine or 1 day jail
- Repeat offense penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 10 days jail
- Pre-penalty step
- Offer of referral assistance required
Summary
Hollywood bans lodging on any street, sidewalk, alley, right-of-way, easement, public beach, park, or other city-owned property under Code of Ordinances § 133.22. The rule also reaches private property unless the person is the owner or has the owner's consent and toilet facilities are available.
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to acknowledge the social concerns of homelessness, mental illness, and associated minor criminal violations while promoting referral assistance as an alternative to arrest. (B) No person shall lodge on any of the streets, sidewalks, alleys, rights-of-way, easements, public beach, any public facility owned by the city, any public park, or any other city-owned property. (C) No person shall lodge upon private property, except in a permanent structure, unless he is the owner of the property, or present on the property with the full knowledge and consent of the owner, and sufficient toilet facilities are available on said property.
Full Breakdown
" Despite that stated purpose, division (B) flatly bars lodging on streets, sidewalks, alleys, rights-of-way, easements, the public beach, any public facility, any public park, or any other city-owned property. Division (C) extends the ban to private property: a person may not lodge there unless he is the owner, or is present with the owner's full knowledge and consent, and sufficient toilet facilities are available on the property. Division (D) defines OWNER broadly to include a beneficial owner, lessee, occupant, or anyone else entitled to possession, plus that owner's agents or authorized employees.
Before police can pursue a criminal penalty, division (E) requires that the person first be given the opportunity to participate in an appropriate referral assistance program, tying enforcement to the section's stated social-services purpose. The section traces to a 1972 ordinance (Ord. O-72-114) and was amended in 1988 and again in 1999, showing the city has revisited its encampment policy repeatedly rather than leaving it static.
Violations & Fines
Under § 133.99(C)(1), a first violation of § 133.22 carries a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment for up to one day, or both, at the court's discretion. Division (C)(2) escalates a repeat violation, one where the court finds a prior conviction under the same section, to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for up to ten days, or both. Referral assistance must be offered before that penalty track begins.
Frequently Asked Questions
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