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California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has sent more than 200 letters to landlords and hotels warning them that they’ve been accused of wildfire-related price gouging, his office announced Friday.

The state of California maintains a list of areas designated as disasters and where price gouging is illegal under the statute Penal Code 396. “Gouging” is defined as raising the rent − or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jason Oppenheim, star of Netflix's "Selling Sunset," has accused Los Angeles landlords of illegally price gouging rental rates amid the city's devastating fires. In an interview with the BBC's ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office had received hundreds of reports of price gouging and had opened multiple investigations. "This is just unimaginable conduct during this time ...

Price gouging, including for rental housing, is illegal during a state of emergency, which was declared by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 7. During emergencies, landlords are prohibited from ...

The "Los Angeles County Fires and Windstorm Event" qualify. The state of California maintains a list of areas designated as disasters and where price gouging is illegal under the statute Penal Code ...

Rent gouging is understood as the practice of setting rent prices too high or raising rent to an “unconscionable price.” According to the State of California Department of Justice ...

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 ...

Rent increases of more than 10% from pre-fire levels violate California’s prohibition on price gouging, which was triggered by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration of a state of emergency around ...