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.
