A community of travellers have taken over part of a supermarket carpark in south Leeds.
They have set up over a dozen caravans and parked vehicles outside the Morrisons, in The Oval, Hunslet, but have been told they have two days to leave.
LeedsLive has contacted Morrisons for a comment.
When travellers set up camp on private land, it is usually the landowner's responsibility to move them on.
If they refuse to move, then the land owner can take legal action through the County Court, under the Civil Procedure Rules, 1998.
Councils have the power to evict Travellers who are camped on council land and earlier this year the government announced it was exploring plans to make setting up an unauthorised camp a criminal offence.
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said it would also provide councils with support to help them deal with unauthorised encampments.
Speaking in February, home secretary Sajid Javid said: "During our consultation, we have heard accounts of needless and unacceptable noise, abusive and threatening behaviour and extensive litter and waste from illegal traveller sites.
"Only a small minority of people are causing this distress, but it’s right that police are given extra powers to step in.
"We are committed to working with councils to help them deal with these challenging cases, while also ensuring travellers have good access to legal sites."
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