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The law bans unauthorized camping or sleeping on public property. Its effectiveness is unclear, and depends on who you ask.
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Experts believe Florida’s camping ban is having an affect on the number of people experiencing homelessness in the region.
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Tim McKinney has been working with the “forgotten community” of Bithlo, asking for homeless shelters, especially now with Florida’s camping ban.
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Several 2025 Point-In-Time Counts hinted to legal and social pressures, making it harder to track the unhoused.
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A regional reporting collaborative aims to track the impact of Florida’s tough homelessness law.
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The project will repurpose two Greyhound-style buses as shelters, providing nearly 40 overnight beds for the unhoused in the Downtown Orlando area.
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Area residents who stood against the shelter said they were relieved by the news but want to see the city work on “actual solutions” to homelessness.
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The Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency board approved the bus shelters on Wednesday, in need of immediate shelters.
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Activists said incidents will continue until unhoused people in east Orlando get shelter or other alternatives. The county said deputies have yet to arrest anyone for public camping.
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After adopting a camping ban in January, Brevard County's most developed city announced its shift away from homeless services and toward housing.