This marks the third lawsuit by the City Attorney’s Office to enforce the city’s voucher discrimination ban, which was strengthened in 2015

The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a landlord, accusing him of violating the city’s housing anti-discrimination laws by discriminating against two elderly Army veteran brothers based on their disabilities and income source.

The lawsuit, filed by the city’s Consumer Protection Unit, claims the landlord refused to accept a Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher that would have helped the 77- and 80-year-old brothers afford rent at their rent-controlled apartment. Additionally, the complaint alleges he denied the tenants’ request for a chair lift, to be funded by the Office of Veterans Affairs, which would ha

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