Florida Residents Can Now Sue Counties That Fail To Enforce the State’s Strict Homeless Crackdown
Civil rights groups are already gearing up for the new provision and tell the Sun that a legal challenge to Florida’s law is possible.
Florida residents can now take legal action against counties that aren’t enforcing a recent statewide ban on public camping and sleeping — as part of a law to not “let Florida become San Francisco” kicks in.
Earlier this year, the state implemented a strict crackdown on homeless encampments by banning municipalities and counties from authorizing anyone “to regularly engage in public camping or sleeping on any public property.”
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