dwelling laws

[darude]

I believe most of the time it is city laws you have to worry about.  While Alabama may not have any restriction many of the towns do.  A couple of links to check.  

Find Local Stealth Laws??(Parking, Living, Sleeping, Camping)

[font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Municipal Code Library[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]State listing with towns and cities.  Search for "CAMPING" or "SLEEPING".[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Montgomery, AL[/font]
Sec. 18-152. - Sleeping or loitering without permission of owner or occupant of premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep in or on a motor vehicle or loiter in or about such motor vehicle while the same is parked on a public street, avenue or alley in the city or while the same is parked on the premises of another person in the city, without first obtaining permission from the owner, occupant or custodian of such premises.

Gulf Shores, AL
Sec. 11-2. - Sleeping in vehicles, out-of-doors or in nonresidential zones. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep in an automobile, van, truck, camper, trailer, or other vehicle of any kind or nature within the corporate limits of the city or the police jurisdiction thereof, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

thank you for the links as they wasn't on the site that I got the info from!!

 

[darude]

I see it all the time in the SF Bay Area and especially in the South Bay (maybe just because I'm there more than other parts).
I too see multiple RV's parking on industrial/commercial streets, and they seem to stay there for extended periods of time.  So far I haven't seen the bright orange stickers the city likes to place on vehicles that park for more than 72 hours, but maybe I'm just not around to see that part. 

The people that I see in these RV's don't even try to hide the fact that they're in there either.  I see flickering lights from TV's and the glow of lighting and the movement of the dwellers themselves.  

Of course this activity doesn't mean it's legal, but nobody seems to be enforcing it.

I see it all of the time down here in so cal. everything new motor homes right down to beat up rusted out old vans with both bumpers missing   and no one ever gets ticketed they park on the street 24 hr fitness parking lots everywhere. and they have all of the lights going t.v. going genset running to run the AC . I seen a guy and his family parked on the side of the street in a fith wheel the door was open and of course they had all of there mops and brooms and the trash can outside   genset going   they acted like there were living in there own house. I wonder what the neighbors thought of that and if they called the cops on them :huh: . there's no way in hell I would ever pull something like that!!

 

[darude]

The Nomadic Fanatic, on YouTube, says it la legal to live in your vehicle in Seattle, but you gotta move every 72 hrs.

I watched a youtube video last night and it said that the mayor of flagstaff opened up the wal mart parking lot for the holmeless so that they could saty there instead of on the sidewalks and on the sides of freeways!! a big plus kudo's to him!!

 

[darude]

The Nomadic Fanatic, on YouTube, says it la legal to live in your vehicle in Seattle, but you gotta move every 72 hrs.

from what I have been hearing that there used to rvr's and van dwellers in seattle because of all of the seasonal work up there as well as Oregon seems to be open minded about the lifestyle to!!

 

[gcal]

I watched a youtube video last night and it said that the mayor of flagstaff opened up the wal mart parking lot for the holmeless so that they could saty there instead of on the sidewalks and on the sides of freeways!! a big plus kudo's to him!!

The law giveth and thE law taketh away. Flagstaff opens ato overnighters and Cottonwood Walmart is now closed to overnighters.

 

[darude]

The law giveth and thE law taketh away. Flagstaff opens ato overnighters and Cottonwood Walmart is now closed to overnighters.

Thanks for the update

 

[darude]

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-car-camping-ban-20150331-story.html

 

[Wanderer]

after bumping into an interesting article about living in your vehicle. it seems that Alabama has no laws about someone living in there vehicle. are there any more states like this

Oregon has a "24 Hour move" rule. You can stay 24 hours in your vehicle in a neighborhood and then move after that.  Some people abuse the privilege. 

In WA if there's a strange car parked in a neighborhood, the cops are all over it when called (Personal experience) and don't try parking in many of the upscale ones...You'd be towed that night...Semi's are a different matter, many truckers are paying for that home in the neighborhood....

 

[Txjaybird]

Oregon has a "24 Hour move" rule. You can stay 24 hours in your vehicle in a neighborhood and then move after that.  Some people abuse the privilege. 

In WA if there's a strange car parked in a neighborhood, the cops are all over it when called (Personal experience) and don't try parking in many of the upscale ones...You'd be towed that night...Semi's are a different matter, many truckers are paying for that home in the neighborhood....

hey wanderer......i live in alabama and if it's not too much trouble i  would like to know where you found this info so i can get a gander at the web site.  thanks for the info.  texas jaybird   

 

[Wanderer]

hey wanderer......i live in alabama and if it's not too much trouble i  would like to know where you found this info so i can get a gander at the web site.  thanks for the info.  texas jaybird   

My bad, guess they have changed it for Oregon...You now have 8 hours...Now they mention "Loading/Unloading" and believe me this is abused. I knew a few "Stealth" campers who come in late 10-11 pm and are gone by 7 am....Now also remember, police forces want to make the most "Bang for the buck" so unless the police have nothing better to do, they'll "Get there when they can"....

http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/319887#oversized


[font=Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif][font=Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif]Is it legal to park large vehicles, such as mobile homes, trailers, or trucks on the street?[/font][/font]

Over-sized vehicles of this nature can only be parked for short periods of time on the street, and then only for the specific purpose of loading/unloading. In commercial areas, the time limit is 4 hours from 7 am to 4 pm, and 2 hours from 4 pm to 7 am; in residential areas, the time limit is 8 hours.