Official:Amending Chapter 10-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Property - Damaging, Defacing and Interfering With," to prohibit camping on property without the owner's permission, under certain conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: May 17, 2018
Signed: June 14, 2018
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill makes it a crime to camp on private property in Philadelphia without permission from the owner. The penalty for this offense is a fine of up to $20.
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