Price-gouging rules in place because of the L.A. County fires apply even in cases of bidding wars for rental property, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said.

In the plainest of terms, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday that the hammer will come down on those who attempt to take advantage of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

Thousands of people looking places to live after the Palisades and Eaton fires are finding jacked up rental prices.

Letters from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta advise more than 200 landlords and hotels that they've been accused of violating the state's price-gouging law.

LOS ANGELES – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading efforts to open multiple predatory pricing investigations into fraud, assorted price-gouging scams and unsolicited low-ball offers on property during the current state of emergency in Los Angeles County.