Florida AG Ashley Moody activates price gouging hotline for severe winter weather
The hotline is open for reports of extreme price increases on essential commodities while under the state of emergency.
Price Gouging in the L.A. Housing Market Is Now Rampant. Can We Stop It?
Tens of thousands of families are displaced because of the fires, and despite state laws preventing hikes on homes, the cost ...
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.
LA wildfires drive surge in rental housing prices, prompting price gouging concerns
The Los Angeles area wildfires that have devastated communities like Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a spike in ...
California officials warn against price gouging as rents soar in fire-stricken Los Angeles
Southern California's expensive housing market is going to get a lot more competitive after deadly firestorms torched more ...
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 ...
Colorado lawmakers back bill targeting price gouging, especially in grocery stores
Colorado grocery stores and other sellers of “necessity” goods would be prohibited from “unfairly or unconscionably” raising ...
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 ...
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California officials open multiple price gouging investigations in wake of LA County wildfires
California law enforcement officials announced Thursday they have opened multiple predatory pricing investigations into fraud ...
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 ...
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Los Angeles homeowners face price gouging after wildfires
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office had received hundreds of reports of price gouging and had opened multiple investigations. "This is just unimaginable conduct during this time ...