Fort Lauderdale is being destroyed by homeless hotspots that are driving customers away from businesses, say locals

A new state law will ban homeless people from camping in public spaces Locals claim people are defecating in the streets and having sex in public Local business owners are begging Fort Lauderdale officials to combat homelessness in the city, claiming tent camps and public indecency are driving customers away. Fort Lauderdale residents are begging city officials to take action to combat the city's homelessness crisis Business owners claim the presence of tent cities and 'people going to the bathroom on the sidewalk' are making their ventures unprofitable Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law banning homeless people from camping on public land Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1365 into law, preventing homeless people from camping on city streets, sidewalks and parks. One woman claimed to have seen 'at least 15 homeless people sleeping on the floor in baggage claim' Around 2,847 people were living on the streets of Broward County last year, according to data from the Florida Department of Health Photos posted to social media depict a common grievance: homeless people sleeping on the carpeted floor of the Fort Lauderdale Airport. A local realtor claims the crisis is affecting business and 'makes people not want to live in Fort Lauderdale' A proposal to house people at the county stockade east of Chase Stadium was shot down when it was raised nearly a decade ago Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis has urged local officials to revisit the plan as they wait for DeSantis' bill to go into effect in October Some locals have likened the city to San Francisco, which is buckling under the weight of its homeless population Among the possible solutions is a proposal to house people at the county stockade at 5400 Powerline Road, just east of Chase Stadium.