Fort Lauderdale mayor says legislation will provoke ‘tsunami of lawsuits’ but do nothing to help homeless crisisA Florida law that criminalizes sleeping in public spaces and will take effect next month is expected to provoke a “tsunami of lawsuits” but do nothing to alleviate the state’s homelessness crisis, the mayor of Fort Lauderdale has warned.Dean Trantalis says his city is scrambling to find a way of complying with the bill signed by the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, in March, and which becomes law on 1 October, requiring municipalities with insufficient shelter capacity to establish encampments for unhoused persons. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/11/desantis-florida-homelessness-law
Author : Richard Luscombe in Fort Lauderdale
Publish date : 2024-09-11 10:00:09
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