Los Angeles OKs $15 Million for Dilapidated Skid Row Housing Trust Buildings

The funding will cover costs for the continuing maintenance and repair of 22 buildings in the Skid Row area under receivership due to damages and deficits.

A homeless person sleeps at City Hall in Los Angeles on Jan 27, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Dec. 12 approved a $15 million request to cover costs for the continuing maintenance and repair of 22 dilapidated buildings in the Skid Row area under a receivership.

About $14.5 million will cover repairs, debts owed to the receivership, and deficits due to low rent for more than 1,500 units and the buildings through the end of the fiscal year on June 30, according to city officials.