Board Chair Kathryn Barger cited a disturbing trend of price gouging, preying on the most vulnerable communities.
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.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a temporary increase to the existing penalty for those found guilty ...
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.
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 ...
Officials say a new price gouging bill that protects products that are ‘necessities’ for consumers will soon be heard on the ...
Landlords decide to raise them — and there’s evidence that’s happening all over LA right now, despite laws designed to prevent them from price-gouging during an emergency. See here ...
The state of California maintains a list of areas designated as disasters and where price gouging is illegal under the statute Penal Code 396. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
A crowdsourced effort led by Los Angeles Tenants Union housing advocate Chelsea Kirk has documented multiple instances of apparent price gouging on Zillow. The most extreme case showed a Santa ...
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.