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Florida's homeless law is now in effect. On Tuesday, sleeping or camping on public property in the state was made illegal, and camping areas must be set up to accommodate the homeless community.
Florida's homeless will be banned from sleeping on sidewalks and in parks and other public spaces under a law signed Wednesday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It also promises the homeless ...
Local governments could be required to pony up big money to meet the demands of legislation Gov. Ron DeSantis signed barring homeless people from either camping or sleeping on public property ...
Public camping is outlawed in Florida as of Tuesday, Oct. 1. Homeless people and local governments alike are trying to figure out what’s next.
In December 2024, Pensacola cleared an encampment of 150-200 people on Beggs Lane that had been established there for several years, enforcing its new law prohibiting sleeping or camping on public property. [91] On 16 May 2024, Gainesville police and municipal workers cleared a tent encampment around Southeast Fourth Place in downtown ...
The Supreme Court will consider whether city ordinances that bar homeless people from camping on public property violate constitutional protections against "cruel and unusual punishment."
Florida will ban thousands of homeless people from setting up camp or sleeping on public property under a bill lawmakers sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who supports the idea. Counties, with ...
A Florida law banning homeless people from sleeping in public spaces, one of the strictest anti-homeless statutes in the country, took effect Tuesday. Under the law, municipalities are required to ...