In the Sunshine State, a law banning homeless people from sleeping on public property — including streets, parks, and sidewalks — takes effect on Tuesday, months after being signed into law.
The bill was passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), but the effects of the new state statute are beginning to be felt as most of the law takes effect. However, a part of the law that empowers the state, residents, and businesses to sue a city for not doing enough to comply, does not go into effect until Jan. 1, 2025.
A person sleeps on the sidewalk on the first day of a statute that took effect, making it illegal in Florida to sleep on sidewalks,
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