Newsweek reached out to the real estate agent renting the property for comment. Price gouging, which California law defines as sellers trying to take "unfair advantage of consumers during an ...

Jan 23, 2025 · California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Wednesday the first price-gouging charges related to the fires, accusing a La Cañada Flintridge real estate agent of raising the list price on a rental ...

2 days ago · California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday a Los Angeles-area real estate agent is being charged with price-gouging, accused of trying to rent a home in Glendale for 50% more than the ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Los Angeles landlords have been hit with allegations of predatory price gouging targeting the tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees desperate to find a place to live amid the unfolding historic...

Mar 3, 2023 · Consumers and politicians across the country are complaining about price gouging. But when do prices cross the line from market-rate to exorbitant — or even unethical?

Jan 14, 2025 · “Gouging” is defined as raising the rent − or price of goods and services − more than 10% from the last marketed price. If you’re a tenant now, you know what your rent is, but someone looking...

Jan 17, 2025 · Rent gouging is understood as the practice of setting rent prices too high or raising rent to an “unconscionable price.”

Jan 16, 2025 · Landlords decide to raise them — and there’s evidence that’s happening all over LA right now, despite laws designed to prevent them from price-gouging during an emergency.

3 days ago · Those who violate California law regarding price gouging face maximum penalties of 12 months in prison and a $10,000 fine. They can also face civil penalties and restitution of up to $2,500 per ...

Jan 22, 2025 · LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the filing of charges against a real estate agent for attempting to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Los Angeles Eaton Fire.