Overview

• Federal judge David O. Carter criticized the VA for failing to provide adequate housing for veterans.
• The ruling voids leases with UCLA, Brentwood School, and other entities using VA land for non-veteran purposes.
• The VA must construct 750 temporary housing units within 18 months and plan 1,800 permanent units within six months.
• A town center and wellness area for veterans are also to be built on the West Los Angeles campus.
• The decision follows a lawsuit by homeless veterans and decades of unfulfilled promises from multiple administrations.