SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A Cal Poly business professor is raising caution flags about housing, rental rates, and price gouging as people begin moving forward after the destruction of the L.A ...

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.

WPTV reviewed thousands of price gouging complaints from the AG’s office, stemming from the Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton emergencies in 2024. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — When a ...

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 ...

(WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Bert asks: How do gas stations close to interstate exits get away with price gouging? Stations close to town show how much of a difference there is between ...

State officials announced that another realtor has been charged with allegedly price gouging victims of the deadly wildfires devastating Southern California communities. On Tuesday, California ...

The DOJ has also sent at least 500 warning letters to hotels and landlords who have been accused of price gouging. In addition, the office has more active criminal investigations into price ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation. The supervisors voted 5-0 to ...

The bill would expand a state law prohibiting price gouging during disasters to more broadly bar the raising of prices on certain products by 10% or more in a 90-day period. Doing so could ...

More than 11,000 homes have been confirmed destroyed in the fires and reports of widespread price gouging and bidding wars have followed as the little available rental inventory gets snapped up ...