The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has set out plans to build 1,200 units of supportive housing on its sprawling West Los Angeles campus. A federal judge now says they will to build a lot more, according to multiple published reports.
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter has ruled that the VA must build more than 2,500 additional homes for low-income and homeless veterans on its 388-acre campus. Likewise, the ruling states that leases to entities such as UCLA and the private Brentwood School are illegal.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the order will require the construction of 750 units of temporary housing over the coming 12 to 18 months. The VA will also be required to plan for an additional 1,800 units of permanent supportive housing within six months and add commercial entities such as a cafe and a market to the property within 18 months.