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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 of $50,000 per violation.
Los Angeles County boosts the penalty for price gouging 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.
LA County Board proposes $50k fine for wildfires price gouging
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proposed increasing the current $10,000 fine for price gouging up to $50,000 in the wake of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.
In L.A. County, price-gouging landlords could soon face fines of $50,000
County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, who both saw swaths of their districts decimated by fire, asked county lawyers to draft a resolution that would increase the maximum penalty for price gouging across L.
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,
L.A. to crack down on price gouging after wildfires
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday gave preliminary approval for an ordinance to bar excessive price increases for housing and lodging as residents recover from the January wildfires.
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
LAist3d
New price gouging penalty
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 increase the maximum fine ...
WPTV-TV5d
How much does Florida's price gouging law actually protect you during a hurricane emergency?
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 Magazine9d
Landlords Who Price Gouge After Fires Face Monster Fines in L.A.
Not everyone thinks bigger fines will fix the problem. Chelsea Kirk, who tracks price gouging through a crowdsourced spreadsheet, points to weak enforcement. "We're in week four of the wildfire ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal3d
Four years after Winter Storm Uri, Kansas AG Kobach dismisses price gouging case
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has dropped a lawsuit against Macquarie Energy, alleging price gouging during Winter Storm Uri. The lawsuit claimed Macquarie manipulated natural gas prices ...