Los Angeles County boosts the penalty for price gouging to $50,000
Board Chair Kathryn Barger cited a disturbing trend of price gouging, preying on the most vulnerable communities.
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New price gouging charges
State and local prosecutors continue to file new price gouging charges against people accused of raising rents above legal ...
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Knoxville woman accuses company of ‘price gouging’ after storage unit rent triples in less than a year
The cost of almost everything has gone up over the last few years. One woman shared with 6 News that the cost of her storage ...
LA City attorney investigating 900 price-gouging complaints following wildfires
With thousands of people displaced by the Palisades and Eaton fires, the office has every division working on gouging claims.
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LA lawmakers threaten landlords with fines as high as $50K in rent-gouging crackdown
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit this week against Blueground, a short-term rental company that ...
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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 ...
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LA 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 ...
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Knoxville woman accuses company of ‘price gouging’ after storage unit rent triples in less than a year
Her opinion is frank. “I think that they are price gouging,” said Smith. We did some price comparisons for 10’x20′, outdoor drive-in units, excluding the cost of insurance. $105 dollars a ...
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Group Says Some Airbnb Hosts Illegally Spiked Rental Prices Amid LA Fires
On Jan. 7, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County, rent hikes of more than 10 ...
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LA lawmakers threaten landlords with fines as high as $50K in rent-gouging crackdown
The company claims the rent increases were due ... Carbajal reported that the county has received 915 complaints of price gouging, with nearly 90% related to rent increases.
State lawmakers respond to L.A. fires with bills to halt price gouging, help schools
California senators gathered in Pasadena on Friday to unveil a package of wildfire recovery legislation, including proposals ...