NBC 4: Vets Facing Eviction in Koreatown After Building Sold to Donald Sterling

REPORTER Local veterans given ░░░░░░░░ one week to leave ░░░░░░░░ apartment building and now ░░░░░░░░ re scrambling to figure ░░░░░░░░ exactly where they re ░░░░░░░░ to go NBC4 s ░░░░░░░░ Crouch live right now ░░░░░░░░ Koreatown with more on ░░░░░░░░ story for us Angie ░░░░░░░░ Yeah We re getting ░░░░░░░░ to the wire but ░░░░░░░░ actually were given notice ░░░░░░░░ far back as 90 ░░░░░░░░ ago but they ve ░░░░░░░░ to be out by ░░░░░░░░ 1st This two buildings ░░░░░░░░ on Elden Avenue in ░░░░░░░░ were recently sold to ░░░░░░░░ estate mogul and former ░░░░░░░░ A Clippers owner Donald ░░░░░░░░ we all know him ░░░░░░░░ company just informed the ░░░░░░░░ that they will no ░░░░░░░░ be accepting government vouchers ░░░░░░░░ a form of rent ░░░░░░░░ and that in effect ░░░░░░░░ they re being kicked ░░░░░░░░ clip starts DRAPER I ░░░░░░░░ t have nowhere to ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ CROUCH voice over Navy ░░░░░░░░ Aaron Draper has suffered ░░░░░░░░ series of strokes and ░░░░░░░░ with a cane He ░░░░░░░░ alone with his emotional ░░░░░░░░ dog Princess For six ░░░░░░░░ he has lived here ░░░░░░░░ this apartment building on ░░░░░░░░ Avenue in Koreatown paying ░░░░░░░░ of his rent with ░░░░░░░░ government voucher through the ░░░░░░░░ Affairs Supported Housing Program ░░░░░░░░ known as VASH meant ░░░░░░░░ keep vulnerable and disabled ░░░░░░░░ from homelessness Recently Draper ░░░░░░░░ six other veterans who ░░░░░░░░ here received notices that ░░░░░░░░ new landlord former Clippers ░░░░░░░░ Donald Sterling would not ░░░░░░░░ those vouchers Combat vet ░░░░░░░░ Aguila says he is ░░░░░░░░ he and his wife ░░░░░░░░ 14 year old son ░░░░░░░░ be back on the ░░░░░░░░ because there s no ░░░░░░░░ he can save enough ░░░░░░░░ to move and his ░░░░░░░░ to the landlord have ░░░░░░░░ unanswered AGUILA I suffer ░░░░░░░░ PTSD and it s ░░░░░░░░ a lot more difficult ░░░░░░░░ sleep and concentrate on ░░░░░░░░ that I have to ░░░░░░░░ CROUCH voice over Aguila ░░░░░░░░ there are as many ░░░░░░░░ 30 vets at other ░░░░░░░░ wonder properties that could ░░░░░░░░ be affected They re ░░░░░░░░ for more time to ░░░░░░░░ affordable housing AGUILA The ░░░░░░░░ I see it I ░░░░░░░░ my part I fought ░░░░░░░░ my country I did ░░░░░░░░ honorably I m going ░░░░░░░░ school I m not ░░░░░░░░ anything that s criminal ░░░░░░░░ anything Why would you ░░░░░░░░ to put us out ░░░░░░░░ the street like we ░░░░░░░░ worthless clip ends CROUCH ░░░░░░░░ reached out to Donald ░░░░░░░░ s attorney Dough Walton ░░░░░░░░ says it s their ░░░░░░░░ s policy not to ░░░░░░░░ government vouchers at any ░░░░░░░░ their buildings This affects ░░░░░░░░ Section 8 tenants not ░░░░░░░░ the veterans who live ░░░░░░░░ The L A Housing ░░░░░░░░ tells us that s ░░░░░░░░ as long as the ░░░░░░░░ gives 90 days notice ░░░░░░░░ s within their rights ░░░░░░░░ V A is working ░░░░░░░░ help these veterans but ░░░░░░░░ you know there are ░░░░░░░░ waiting lists for affordable ░░░░░░░░ in Los Angeles They ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ somewhere else for these ░░░░░░░░ to go but they ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ very difficult to find ░░░░░░░░ place if they don ░░░░░░░░ have the money and ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ We ll keep you ░░░░░░░░ on how they do.”