LA County raises price gouging penalty

LA County raises price gouging penalty after wildifres
After recent studies showed thousands of rental listings in Los Angeles appearing to violate price gouging laws in Los Angeles after the California wildfires, LA County raised the penalty for price gouging from $10,
Price gouging penalty increased to $50,000 following LA wildfires
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation.
Penalties for post-fire price gouging in LA County just got a lot more expensive
Topline: The penalty for price gouging after the fires in Los Angeles County just got a lot more expensive. The new max fine: The L.A. County Board Supervisors voted Tuesday to in
L.A. County increases price gouging penalty to $50,000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation.
LA County supervisors weigh hiking post-fire price-gouging penalty to $50,000
The County Counsel was also authorized to consider initiating or joining existing litigation regarding price gouging and price fixing algorithm software used by housing websites.
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 $50,000 for each violation.
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Los Angeles County boosts the penalty for price gouging to $50,000
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Eggs are an essential grocery staple in households…and New Yorkers should not pay ludicrous amounts just to feed their families,” James said.
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New laws targeting wildfire crimes proposed by LA DA
LA County Distict Attorney Nathan Hochman and LA County Sheriff Robert Luna proposed new legislation on Monday targeting wildfire crimes. This comes after multiple looting arrests during the Palisades ...