California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta at a press conference in Sacramento in September. (Paul Kuroda/For The Times) ...

who noted that his own office had yet to be presented by its law enforcement counterparts with price gouging cases, nevertheless explained that it would seek maximum punishment for such offensives ...

Price gouging refers to sellers trying to take unfair advantage of consumers during an emergency or disaster by greatly increasing prices for essential consumer goods and services, according to ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday his office is actively investigating and preparing criminal charges against landlords, real estate agents and other businesses that have raised ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom extended price gouging protections on rental housing Thursday, while the state’s top law enforcement official vowed to crack down on landlords who are ignoring the rules ...

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 ...

As many as 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures are estimated to have been destroyed the Los Angeles County wildfires. At least 25 people have died.

So it’s important that anyone renting a home or out trying to find someplace to live knows their rights. It is illegal to gouge housing prices in the aftermath of a disaster, full stop. Here’s what ...

Temporary price-gouging protections in place because of the fires are supposed to stop such dramatic rent hikes, but a Times review of online listings this week indicate illegal increases are ...