California attorney general details efforts to prevent Los Angeles fire-related price gouging
A DOJ disaster relief task force has also been created to uncover, investigate and prosecute price gouging and other crimes ...
L.A. Renters Brace for Price Gouging as Real Estate Agents See Monthly Payments Spike—Including at Least 10% in Neighboring Communities
Los Angeles landlords have been hit with allegations of predatory price gouging targeting the tens of thousands of wildfire ...
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 ...
Amid claims of price gouging, agents say not all are “bad apples”
Angelenos lambast agents and landlords, but some change rates to fix tech glitches or adjust terms, others to profiteer.
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Attorney General Rob Bonta to address price gouging in wake of LA County wildfires
Los Angeles was already dealing with a housing crisis before last week's wildfires left thousands without a home overnight, ...
LA fires: 'Million Dollar Listing' stars raise alarm about illegal price gouging
"Million Dollar Listing" stars Josh Flagg and Josh Altman explain how the housing market will be affected after the ...
Rent price-gouging warning by county officials
While those displaced by the Eaton and Palisades fires are still reeling from the loss of their homes and, in some cases, ...
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Price-gouging, fraud, scams, low-ball property offers plague LA fire victims
A ConsumerAffairs report on Jan. 15 found that rent spikes were averaging 41% in areas affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Airbnb Cracks Down on Price Gouging During LA Fires
Airbnb hosts in two California counties who raise their rates more than 10% compared to pre-LA fires' pricing will be blocked ...
CA price-gouging laws could block fire victims from renting houses, experts warn
Real estate experts say California’s anti-price-gouging laws could make it impossible to rent out housing to the thousands of ...
In LA, a circulating spreadsheet of rent gouging allegations gains steam
The Los Angeles fires have sharply raised rents across Southern California, leading to allegations of price gouging on a ...