In L.A. County, price-gouging landlords could soon face fines of $50,000
County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, who both saw swaths of their districts decimated by fire, asked county lawyers to draft a resolution that would increase the maximum penalty for price gouging across L.
LA lawmakers threaten landlords with fines as high as $50K in rent-gouging crackdown
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit this week against Blueground, a short-term rental company that advertises properties.
LA County Board proposes $50k fine for wildfires price gouging
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proposed increasing the current $10,000 fine for price gouging up to $50,000 in the wake of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.
LA County Looks to Increase Price Gouging Penalties to $50,000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the Office of County Counsel Tuesday to draft a resolution to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation. The resolution is expected to return for a full vote at the board’s next meeting Feb.
Rent gouging in Los Angeles County will soon carry a maximum $50,000 penalty
As if life wasn’t difficult enough for thousands of people in Los Angeles County with no place to live because they lost their homes in the recent wildfires, some landlords have been jacking up rental prices for available houses,
L.A. city attorney alleges mega real estate firm Blueground engaged in price gouging
The Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed a lawsuit against real estate firm Blueground, alleging it violated ...
Senate Dems ask Hegseth to probe potential price gouging on military families’ housing
Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to probe what’s driving the price hikes ...
Firm charged $20,000 to remove tree after tornado in price-gouging scheme, AR suit says
The Arkansas tree removal company is accused of targeting older clients to pay the drastically inflated prices during states ...
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Arkansas AG sues tree trimmer for price gouging tornado victims
Tim Griffin is suing Capital City Tree Service, a Little Rock tree-trimming company, and its owners for allegedly price ...
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How widespread is post-fire rent gouging? These volunteer sleuths analyzed the data
Between Jan. 7 and Jan. 18, a total of 1,343 listings on Zillow appear to have violated the state’s price gouging ban. Those listings appear to have collectively sought to illegally overcharge ...
Los Angeles wildfires: Second California real estate agent charged with price gouging victims
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that charges have been filed against another realtor for price gouging ...
Newsom order amends rental price-gouging rules, worrying renters and owners
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday signed a new wildfire relief executive order ending an anti-price gouging provision that ...
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Watchdog cites price gouging for the high cost of animal feed
The overpriced input costs and market dominance by a handful of players has resulted in steeper prices for animal feed dairy ...