Zillow price hikes on L.A. rentals used to ‘name and shame’ landlords attempting to profit off fires
“just a quick scan of zillow reveals a few egregious instances of price gouging by landlords and agents. this is illegal,” ...
New York Sun1d
California’s Anti-Price Gouging Law Could Make It Harder for Victims of the Wildfires To Find Temporary Shelter
The emergency law caps rents to a ‘fair market value’ determined by HUD, but the caps are so low that many high-end ...
LA Real Estate Agent Hit With First Price Gouging Charges After Fires
An emergency was declared in California on January 7, when the fires started. On January 12, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that extended laws "prohibiting price gouging in times of ...
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 ...
Curbed on MSN10d
Los Angeles Rents Are Going Up By The Hour
Within the week since Los Angeles’s worst-ever disaster began, rent gouging has become a crisis on top of the crisis. It’s ...
The Associated Press on MSN7d
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 ...
NBC News on MSN12d
Displaced Los Angeles-area residents face spiking rents as authorities warn of price gouging
The wildfires that swept through the Los Angeles area last week have consumed more than 40,000 ... He later texted a reporter ...
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to ...