California Attorney General Rob Bonta told LAist partner KCAL News earlier this week that the ban on price gouging applies to housing as well as other essential goods like food, transportation and medical supplies. Bonta said residents should report suspected price gouging through his office’s website.
https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
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https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-palisades-fire-housing-rent-price-gouging-law-california-zillow-listing
#eatonFire #PalisadesFire #Housing #PriceGouging
Asking rents skyrocket as LA fires destroy homes
For one listing, rent jumped nearly 86% since September. In an interview with LAist, the agent said she told her client, “People are desperate, and you can probably get good money.”David Wagner (LAist)
