TITLE V Land slated for a federal courthouse expansion was successfully transitioned into a 256-unit permanent supportive housing apartment through the Title V program, which mandates that surplus federal property be offered first to nonprofits and state and local governments for affordable housing and services for homeless people. LITTLE-KNOWN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM COULD PROVIDE BIG SOLUTION TO HOMELESS CRISIS MICHELE LERNER 84 URBAN LAND FALL 2023 RENDERING C OUR TES Y OF MERCY HOUSING CALIF ORNIA