Real estate agent charged with price gouging

LA Real Estate Agent Hit With First Price Gouging Charges After Fires
A real estate agent in La Cañada is the first person to be charged with price gouging after the Los Angeles fires.
California’s Anti-Price Gouging Law Could Make It Harder for Victims of the Wildfires To Find Temporary Shelter
The emergency law caps rents to a ‘fair market value’ determined by HUD, but the caps are so low that many high-end homeowners are delaying putting
Southern California Real Estate Agent Charged With Price Gouging Post-Eaton Fire
California AG accuses real estate agent Mike Kobeissi of price gouging, raising a house rent by 38% after the Eaton Fire. The DOJ has issued warnings and stresses the importance of reporting such violations.
Price Gouging Hits the Housing Market Amid California Wildfires
Newsweek found properties that jacked up their prices during the California wildfires raising concerns of potential price gouging.
Realtor says ‘there’s been a mistake’ after state charges him with price-gouging in wake of Eaton fire
The realtor denied the accusation, and said the home was rented to a family affected by the wildfires at a lower price.
California attorney general says bidding wars aren’t exempt from price-gouging rules
Price-gouging rules in place because of the L.A. County fires apply even in cases of bidding wars for rental property, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said.
Real-estate agent charged in alleged price gouging of Eaton Fire victims
A real-estate agent is facing a criminal charge for allegedly attempting to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Eaton Fire, officials announced Wednesday.
Top real estate CEO says fire-ravaged LA residents are desperate for a place ‘to live for the week’ amid waves of price gouging
After the wildfires ravaged whole swaths of Los Angeles, residents are battling a second crisis: finding temporary shelter ...
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Fines, Warnings and Peer Pressure Attempt to Reign in Rampant Price Gouging in L.A.’s Upturned Housing Market
A race to clamp down on landlords and businesses seeking to take advantage of the wildfires appears to be shifting the ...
Some price-gouging rules could be keeping high-end homes off L.A.’s rental market
A law barring monthly rents of more than $10,000 for new listings is stopping high-end homes from going on the market, real ...
Florida AG Ashley Moody activates price gouging hotline for severe winter weather
The hotline is open for reports of extreme price increases on essential commodities while under the state of emergency.
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Tariffs And California's Anti-Price Gouging Law
President Donald Trump remarked that he is "thinking in terms of 25%" tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada".  A ...
LA wildfires drive surge in rental housing prices, prompting price gouging concerns
The Los Angeles area wildfires that have devastated communities like Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a spike in ...
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OKC sues PBMs and insulin manufacturers over price gouging
City attorneys allege major Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and insulin manufacturers are conspiring to artificially inflate ...