‘Problem Home,’ Chapter 5: The house

Phillip Richardson stands on what used to be his home’s driveway on19th Street in Costa Mesa.

An empty lot and an avocado tree remain at the site of Phillip Richardson’s former home on 19th Street in Costa Mesa.

An empty lot remains at the site of Phillip Richardson’s former home on 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Richardson lost the home after a long legal battle with city of Costa Mesa.