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    Judge characterizes skid row housing receivership as ‘a mess’ for 1,500 tenants

    LOS ANGELES — In his own words, the judge was between “a rock and a hard place.” The receiver he had appointed to bring 29 dilapidated buildings up to code was drowning in debt and blaming the city of Los Angeles for his failure to borrow additional funds. An attorney for the city, which had recommended receiver Mark Adams to the court, was sniping at Adams’ performance and indicated that it ...
    by Doug Smith and Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times Jun 17, 2023 4 minutes
    Due to a recent fire, the Dewey Hotel, a Skid Row Housing Trust property, is boarded up and closed on March 10, 2023, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — In his own words, the judge was between “a rock and a hard place.”

    The receiver he had appointed to bring 29 dilapidated buildings up to code was drowning in debt and blaming the city of Los Angeles for his failure to borrow additional funds.

    An attorney for the city, which had recommended receiver Mark Adams to the court, was sniping at Adams’ performance and indicated that it was speaking with possible replacements.

    Then the attorney representing Skid Row Housing Trust, the nonprofit operator of the buildings, accused Adams of misrepresenting the facts.

    “I’m really starting to feel

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