Failure of Skid Row Landlord 'Canary in the Coal Mine' for Other Homeless Housing in Los Angeles, Report Says

Failure of Skid Row landlord 'canary in the coal mine' for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, report says

A new report analyzing the 2023 collapse of Skid Row Housing Trust found problems throughout L.A.'s homeless housing system. The nonprofit's failure serves as a warning for all supportive housing providers, researchers said.

Failure of Skid Row landlord ‘canary in the coal mine’ for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, report says

The failure of one of Skid Row’s largest homeless housing providers represents a dire warning for the viability of supportive housing in Los Angeles, according to a new report on the organization’s demise. Released Wednesday, Redesign Required: Lessons for Permanent Supportive Housing from Skid Row Housing Trust Buildings, concludes that low and inconsistent rental subsidies and other structural problems in L.A.’s homeless housing systems played…