Newsweek27d
Price Gouging Hits the Housing Market Amid California Wildfires
raising concerns of potential price gouging in the state during the Southern California wildfires as Los Angeles authorities revealed to Newsweek they were investigating hundreds of complaints.
WPTV-TV8d
How much does Florida's price gouging law actually protect you during a hurricane emergency?
WPTV reviewed thousands of price gouging complaints from the AG’s office, stemming from the Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton emergencies in 2024. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — When a ...
Los Angeles Times14d
In L.A. County, price-gouging landlords could soon face fines of $50,000
Los Angeles County supervisors want to raise the stakes for post-wildfire price gouging, hammering landlords who dramatically hike rents with fines of up to $50,000. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath ...
Fox News21d
Los Angeles wildfires: Second California real estate agent charged with price gouging victims
State officials announced that another realtor has been charged with allegedly price gouging victims of the deadly wildfires devastating Southern California communities. On Tuesday, California ...
ABC727d
Real estate agent accused of price gouging, increasing rent by 38% following Eaton Fire
The DOJ has also sent at least 500 warning letters to hotels and landlords who have been accused of price gouging. In addition, the office has more active criminal investigations into price ...
The Denver Post29d
Colorado lawmakers back bill targeting price gouging, especially in grocery stores
The bill would expand a state law prohibiting price gouging during disasters to more broadly bar the raising of prices on certain products by 10% or more in a 90-day period. Doing so could ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Some price-gouging rules could be keeping high-end homes off L.A.’s rental market
More than 11,000 homes have been confirmed destroyed in the fires and reports of widespread price gouging and bidding wars have followed as the little available rental inventory gets snapped up ...
WKYT8d
Good Question: Is it price gouging when gas stations near the interstate raise their prices?
(WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Bert asks: How do gas stations close to interstate exits get away with price gouging? Stations close to town show how much of a difference there is between ...
Los Angeles Daily News7d
Los Angeles County boosts the penalty for price gouging to $50,000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation. The supervisors voted 5-0 to ...
KJCT85d
Price gouging bill advances to state capitol
House Bill 25-1010 was heard on the floor on Wednesday, Feb. 12th. The bill is aimed at putting a stop to price gouging on, what the bill calls, essentials. These essentials include items like ...
KTLA7d
L.A. County approves $50K penalty for price gouging during emergency
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a temporary increase to the existing penalty for those found guilty of price gouging, raising the maximum civil fine from $10,000 to $ ...