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Miami Lakes adopts ordinance banning public camping and sleeping to align with state law
Summary
The town adopted an ordinance prohibiting public camping or sleeping on municipal property after the town attorney said Florida law now requires municipalities to prohibit such behavior; the council also heard the sheriff's office will enforce the rule while continuing to coordinate outreach to homeless service providers.
The Miami Lakes Town Council voted July 26 to adopt an ordinance that prohibits public camping or sleeping on town property, bringing local code into alignment with a Florida statutory change that was discussed at the meeting.
Town Attorney Jeremy Resnick told the council the ordinance mirrors a state change requiring municipalities to adopt rules forbidding public camping and sleeping so…
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