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U.S. joins lawsuit against Los Angeles over housing for disabled
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Wed Jun 7, 2017 | 11:04am EDT
U.S. joins lawsuit against Los Angeles over housing for disabled
The United States has joined a lawsuit accusing the city of Los Angeles of failing to develop affordable housing for disabled people despite accepting millions of dollars of federal funds for that purpose, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
Los Angeles, which has about 4 million people, was accused of violating the federal False Claims Act by falsely certifying compliance with laws governing housing for people with disabilities, a precondition to receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The lawsuit said some of the money went to CRA/LA, a city agency formerly called the Community Redevelopment Agency, but none of the HUD-funded multifamily housing supported by CRA/LA or other developers had enough accessible units.
"While people with disabilities struggled to find accessible housing, the city and its agents denied them equal access to housing while falsely certifying the availability of such housing to keep the dollars flowing," Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra Brown in Los Angeles said in a statement.
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U.S. joins lawsuit against Los Angeles over housing for disabled
The United States has joined a lawsuit accusing the city of Los Angeles of failing to develop affordable housing for disabled people despite accepting millions of dollars of federal funds for that purpose, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
Los Angeles, which has about 4 million people, was accused of violating the federal False Claims Act by falsely certifying compliance with laws governing housing for people with disabilities, a precondition to receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The lawsuit said some of the money went to CRA/LA, a city agency formerly called the Community Redevelopment Agency, but none of the HUD-funded multifamily housing supported by CRA/LA or other developers had enough accessible units.
"While people with disabilities struggled to find accessible housing, the city and its agents denied them equal access to housing while falsely certifying the availability of such housing to keep the dollars flowing," Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra Brown in Los Angeles said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-losangeles-housing-lawsuit-idUSKBN18Y1ZX
