Sage Lewis was involved in a lawsuit with the city of Akron due to his efforts to shelter homeless people on his personal property. The city sued him and the Church of the Nomadic Spirit, seeking to impose fines or jail time if he continued to put up tents anywhere in Akron. The lawsuit also aimed to penalize anyone who assisted in setting up tents on personal land. Eventually, the court issued a permanent order restricting Lewis from putting up tents on two specific pieces of land, but other demands by the city were dismissed.