PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – In March, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 1365 into law prohibiting the homeless from camping on city streets, sidewalks, and public parks in Florida. The new law — which goes into effect on Tuesday — also directs the Florida Department of Children and Families to authorize campsites with restrooms and access to treatment for substance abuse and mental health.
During This Week In South Florida on Sunday, Dean Trantalis, the mayor of Fort Lauderdale, said the state did not provide local governments with funding to implement the law. He said the city “will have to be stricter” and spend taxpayers’ money to buy temporary emergency shelters built on construction pallets to house the homeless.
“It’s mobile and we can move it to different parts of wherever the locations may be,” Trantalis said. “We talked about putting it on some city property.”…