LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judge granted partial summary judgment to a group of homeless veterans who sued the Department of Veteran Affairs over its failure to provide better and more affordable housing for unhoused vets.
U.S. District Judge David Carter, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote in his 30-page ruling Sunday that the VA’s practice of leasing land to third-party developers who impose restrictive income limitations and include disability benefits as income in determining eligibility for housing discriminates against veterans.
A group of homeless veterans who suffer from mental or physical disabilities filed the lawsuit in November 2022 to force the federal government to provide them with supportive housing on the 388-acre flagship Veteran Affairs campus in West Los Angeles.
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