California officials warn against price gouging as rents soar in fire-stricken Los Angeles
Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of ...
L.A. landlords accused of price gouging say they’re responding to unprecedented demand from wealthy wildfire victims
Some landlords lowered rents after MarketWatch asked about increases that appeared to violate laws against price gouging.
California attorney general says bidding wars aren’t exempt from price-gouging rules
Price-gouging rules in place because of the L.A. County fires apply even in cases of bidding wars for rental property, state ...
12 Real Estate Agents and Companies Helping L.A. Fire Victims Find Homes as ‘Inhumane’ Price Gouging Continues
Among them, Airbnb.org, a nonprofit founded by Airbnb, is working with 211 LA (another nonprofit organization) to offer free ...
'Selling Sunset' star warns California wildfire victims of 'pure greed' from price-gouging landlords
Jason Oppenheim is "in shock" over the number of landlords who are allegedly and illegally breaking an anti-price gouging law ...
California warns more than 200 hotels and landlords of price gouging complaints in wake of fires
Letters from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta advise more than 200 landlords and hotels that they've been accused of violating ...
Price gouging after disasters like the LA fires is illegal. But it's happening anyway.
Property owners may not jack up rental costs more than 10% in the wake of a disaster like the LA fires. Here's what tenants ...
Displaced Los Angeles Homeowners Face Price Gouging After Wildfires
Renee Weitzer, an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, lost the Sunset Mesa home she shared with her 88-year-old husband, Ed. They ...
Los Angeles landlords jack up rent by as much as 124% — flouting price gouging laws during deadly wildfires
A five-bedroom home in Santa Monica, previously listed at $12,500 per month a year ago, was recently relisted at $28,000 per ...
Gov. Newsom extends rental price gouging protections; A.G. vows to prosecute violators
In an executive order Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended price gouging protection until March 8 amid an uproar over large ...