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California AG files first charges over alleged post-fire rent gouging
Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would go after alleged rent gougers, and this week his office filed its first case. The ...
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LA Residents Track Price Gougers On Their Own
During a state of emergency, most landlords can only raise rents by 10%. Members of the LA Tenants Union have compiled a ...
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 ...
LA Renters Hit With Massive Price Gouging During Wildfire Chaos
Properties are on the market for thousands of dollars more than they were before the deadly wildfires broke out.
California AG: DOJ prosecution threats over immigration enforcement a ‘scare tactic’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the Trump administration was employing a “scare tactic” following a recent memo from the Department of Justice that outlined pathways to prosecution for ...
Some price-gouging rules could be keeping high-end homes off L.A.’s rental market
A law barring monthly rents of more than $10,000 for new listings is stopping high-end homes from going on the market, real ...
Exploiting disaster: Renters accuse Los Angeles landlords of "abusive and illegal" price hikes
Because California is in a state of emergency, laws targeting price-gouging, including a ban on landlords raising rents by ...
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Outrage ensues after LA landlords take advantage of fire evacuees with egregious rental prices: 'A crime punishable by up to a year in jail'
"It's called price gouging. It is illegal. You cannot do it." Outrage ensues after LA landlords take advantage of fire ...