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

3, adopted by Ordinance No. ' The section defines 'public camping or sleeping' as lodging or residing overnight in a tent or other temporary shelter (evidenced by bedding, pillows, or stored belongings) or lodging overnight in an outdoor space with no shelter at all, while carving out overnight stays in a lawfully parked, registered, and insured vehicle and recreational camping in a designated camping area. Subsection (c) applies the ban to 'any County building or facility or its grounds, and any County right-of-way,' with the state statute's definitions controlling if there's ever a conflict with the county's own wording.

4 supplies the enforcement mechanism: Seminole County Sheriff's deputies may issue a written trespass warning limited to the specific county property where the violation occurred, after verbally informing the person they're on property that's closed to the public or where their invitation has been withdrawn. A first violation draws a warning of up to one year; a second or later violation, up to two years. 09, Florida Statutes. Personal property left behind is inventoried and stored for 30 days before being treated as abandoned, and every warning carries a right to appeal in writing to the County Manager within 10 calendar days, decided within 30 days with the county bearing the burden of proof.