Lexington-Fayette uses a multi-day notice-and-cleanup protocol for unsanctioned encampments led by LFUCG Streets and Roads with outreach from the Office of Homelessness Prevention, generally requiring 72 hours' notice before property removal.
When LFUCG receives reports of an encampment on public property, the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention sends outreach workers from Catholic Action Center or New Beginnings Bluegrass to engage residents and offer shelter. Streets and Roads posts at least 72 hours of written notice on-site before crews remove tents and debris. Personal property of identifiable value is bagged, photographed, and held for at least 30 days at a designated storage location so owners can reclaim it. Encampments on private land follow standard property-blight enforcement under Ch. 14A.
Refusing to leave after the 72-hour notice can lead to misdemeanor trespass citations, while LFUCG faces civil-rights exposure if it destroys identifiable belongings without storage, mirroring federal injunctions against other cities' sweeps.
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