Overview
- The court affirmed requirements for 750 temporary units within 18 months and 1,800 permanent supportive units within six years on the 388-acre campus.
- The panel upheld findings that the VA discriminated against disabled veterans by denying adequate on-campus housing access.
- Veterans’ disability payments can no longer be counted against eligibility for supportive housing under the decision.
- Leases with Brentwood School and Bridgeland Resources were ruled unlawful and void, while UCLA’s baseball stadium lease remains in place as plaintiffs prepare a new challenge.
- The case was remanded to Judge David O. Carter to implement the remedies, with the VA’s prior arguments over space and costs contrasted by advocates’ claims of potential nationwide impact.