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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – Real estate experts say California’s anti-price-gouging laws could make it impossible to rent out housing to the thousands of families displaced by the ongoing wildfires unless ...

(NewsNation) — Officials are warning landlords in the Los Angeles area against price gouging, which is prohibited in California during a state of emergency. Nikko Santo Pietro, Los Angeles real estate ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As thousands of displaced families look for a place to stay due to the wildfires, the state has issued a series of protections, including one against price gouging.

California officials are cracking down on price gouging as displaced residents struggle to find shelter and essential goods during the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires, which have ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] California Attorney General Rob Bonta has warned price gouging for motor fuel, transportation, freight and other necessities is now ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the price-gouging ban until January 2026. In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Oppenheim, who co-runs the Oppenheim Group with his twin brother ...

On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that enforces the state’s anti-price-gouging rules for disaster areas through Jan. 7, 2026. Under California Penal Code 396 ...

“We’re launching a new, simple intake system to report price gouging — call [311] to report illegally hiked rents and prices,” Bass said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We have no ...

Real estate experts say California’s anti-price-gouging laws could make it impossible to rent out housing to the thousands of families displaced by the ongoing wildfires unless the governor issues an ...