As Baltimore City officials nailed “No Trespassing” signs to trees bordering a homeless encampment along Guilford Avenue in downtown Baltimore on Thursday, Likisha Lewis, draped in a heavy overcoat to protect her from a cold rain, sat down on a piece of broken wood and cried.

“I?m not leaving unless they find me somewhere to store my stuff,” said Lewis, 42, who lived in a makeshift tent covered with plastic sheets and tattered blankets.