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Orlando arrests for camping increase to 25 in 1st month of new homeless law
Read full article: Orlando arrests for camping increase to 25 in 1st month of new homeless lawOrlando arrested more than two dozen people for camping violations in January, according to an Orlando Sentinel tally of court records for the first month of a tough new law that many feared would lead to criminalizing the unsheltered.
Volusia becomes latest county to follow Florida law, ban public camping
Read full article: Volusia becomes latest county to follow Florida law, ban public campingVolusia County on Tuesday became the latest Central Florida jurisdiction to ban camping in public. With a 7-0 vote, the council unanimously approved an ordinance that mirrors the new state law, better known as โFloridaโs Camping Ban.โ
Seminole County braces for lawsuits over public camping ban
Read full article: Seminole County braces for lawsuits over public camping banHB 1365 does allow counties or cities to designate an area for public camping, but so far, no Central Florida government has designated an area for camping. So if people experiencing homelessness canโt sleep or camp outside, where should they go? In Seminole County, thereโs only one homeless shelter: The Rescue Outreach Mission.