Sleeping in a car isn't illegal necessarily, but there are increasing popup communities that settle in empty/low traffic lots and live out of their vehicles. Like most of America's problems, our politicans are sending police forces to "clean up" the effect, instead of trying to solve the cause.

Here's an article on Vehicle Residency https://www.thenation.com/article/society/homelessness-vehicle-residency-housing/

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sleeping in your car is actually illegal in a lot of places.

In Ohio I'd have to wake up every couple of hours to switch parking lots to avoid cops/loitering charges

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NHLC found a 213 percent increase of laws restricting vehicle residency between 2006 and 2019

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, check local ordinances this is not legal or universal advice lol