Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Minnesota (2026)
10 rules on the books across Minnesota, 8 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Sit-Lie Rules
Citywide rules against sitting or lying on public sidewalks during specified daytime hours in commercial corridors, including how courts have constrained enforcement.
Duluth
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Duluth, no group or company of persons may assemble on a public street or sidewalk so as to block free…
Read full rule →Eden Prairie
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Eden Prairie, City Code Section 9.33, Subdivision 2.B makes it unlawful for any person to sleep upon…
Read full rule →Maple Grove
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove bars loitering, sitting, standing, or lying on public sidewalks, walkways, or parking lots when it…
Read full rule →Minnetonka
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Section 1020.015 bars a person from loitering, standing, sitting…
Read full rule →Encampment Sanitation
How cities provide trash, hygiene, and bulky-item pickup at encampments, the CARE/CARE+ cleanups in LA, and the storage-of-belongings rules from Lavan v. LA.
Brooklyn Park
Heavy RestrictionsCamping in a Brooklyn Park city park without a written city permit is unlawful under § 95.06(A)(1), part of the chapter…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Heavy RestrictionsMinneapolis prohibits camping in tents, trailers, or other temporary structures on any public or private premises, and…
Read full rule →Rochester
Heavy RestrictionsRochester prohibits camping on any city-owned land or right-of-way without specific authorization under Code § 8-15-3…
Read full rule →Coon Rapids
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Coon Rapids, City Code § 10-413 bars camping, pitching tents or shacks, or leaving a house trailer or…
Read full rule →Duluth
Significant RestrictionsDuluth bans camping or establishing a campsite on any city-owned land or right-of-way without authorization, citing…
Read full rule →Eden Prairie
Significant RestrictionsCity Code Section 8.04 bars stopping or parking any vehicle on an Eden Prairie street for camping, living, or sleeping…
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