Florida HB 1365 (2024) bars public camping on city property and forces Tampa to maintain sanitary conditions at any sanctioned site, while Code Ch. 19 garbage rules and Hillsborough County health authority govern day-to-day cleanup of unsanctioned encampments.
Florida House Bill 1365, codified largely at Statutes §125.0231, prohibits counties and cities from authorizing public camping or sleeping on rights-of-way, parks, and other public property unless the state Department of Children and Families certifies a designated location with security, sanitation, behavioral health services, and substance abuse access. Tampa coordinates encampment cleanups through Code Enforcement (Ch. 17.5), Tampa Solid Waste (Ch. 19), and the Hillsborough County Continuum of Care, paired with outreach by Tampa Hope. Personal property must be stored for retrieval per due-process precedents under federal case law before disposal as solid waste.
Operating or knowingly permitting a non-sanctioned encampment exposes Tampa to civil suit under §125.0231, and individuals camping after notice can face misdemeanor citation.
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