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.
L.A. County Ups Rent Gouging Fines, Blocks Use of Algorithms
Hydee Feldstein Soto, the L.A. city attorney, cited 10 cases in which she said that Blueground engaged in price gouging, including one apartment in downtown Los Angeles where she alleged that the firm raised rent more than 30%, from $4,140 a month to $5,400, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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.
Rent gouging in Los Angeles County will soon carry a maximum $50,000 penalty
Rent Brigade, an online group that tracks rent increases, found more than 2,800 examples of rent gouging in LA County.
Landlords Who Price Gouge After Fires Face Monster Fines in L.A.
While L.A. city officials have floated tripling that penalty to $30,000, county leaders want to take it even further. Not everyone thinks bigger fines will fix the problem. Chelsea Kirk, who tracks price gouging through a crowdsourced spreadsheet,
Displaced Los Angeles-area residents face spiking rents as authorities warn of price gouging
The ongoing wildfires have set off a stampede to find housing, leading some homeowners and property managers to raise rents higher than the 10% allowed during emergencies.
L.A. County looks to increase price gouging penalties to $50k
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.
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 ...
Los Angeles real estate agent charged with price-gouging family evacuated in Eaton Fire
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday a Los Angeles-area real estate agent is being charged with ...
Blueground charged with price-gauging LA short-term rentals
Short-term rental start-up Blueground illegally jacked up the cost of its LA listings as much as 56 percent, the city ...
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 ...
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 ...