LA County cracks down on price gouging

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 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,
LA County cracks down on price gouging after wildfires
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, following the wildfires that devastated the region.
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