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A homeless man who goes by the name of CJ lies on top of a brick wall 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A homeless man who goes by the name of CJ lies on top of a brick wall 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A person experiencing homelessness lays on a set of stairs in Pershing Square after a march to demand better wages and lower rent prices in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

A person experiencing homelessness lays on a set of stairs in Pershing Square after a march to demand better wages and lower rent prices in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

A No Camping sign is posted 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A No Camping sign is posted 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Robert Robinson, 61, who is homeless, pushes his belongings down the street 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Robert Robinson, 61, who is homeless, pushes his belongings down the street 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The belongings of a homeless person are piled on the sidewalk 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The belongings of a homeless person are piled on the sidewalk 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A homeless man who goes by the name of CJ sits on top of a brick wall 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A homeless man who goes by the name of CJ sits on top of a brick wall 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Erica Dorsett, program director of the TaskForce Fore Ending Homelessness, speaks with homeless people near an abandoned home 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Erica Dorsett, program director of the TaskForce Fore Ending Homelessness, speaks with homeless people near an abandoned home 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Erica Dorsett, program director of the TaskForce Fore Ending Homelessness, left, speaks with a homeless man who goes by the name of CJ 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Erica Dorsett, program director of the TaskForce Fore Ending Homelessness, left, speaks with a homeless man who goes by the name of CJ 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, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces — one of the country's strictest anti-homelessness laws, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces — one of the country's strictest anti-homelessness laws, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)