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.

AP/Lynne Sladky
A dog named Tamika barks as a homeless person sleeps in the backyard of an abandoned house on the first day of a statute that took effect, making it illegal in Florida to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces — one of the country's strictest anti-homelessness laws. AP/Lynne Sladky

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.

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