LA lawmakers threaten landlords with fines as high as $50K in rent-gouging crackdown
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit this week against Blueground, a short-term rental company that ...
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Landlords Who Price Gouge After Fires Face Monster Fines in L.A.
While L.A. city officials have floated tripling that penalty to $30,000, county leaders want to take it even further. Not everyone thinks bigger fines will fix the problem. Chelsea Kirk, who tracks ...
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Will LA fire victims join the crowded OC housing market?
Josh Schroeder, a real estate agent who mostly works in Laguna Beach and other coastal cities in South O.C., said he’s ...
California Gov. Newsom should take 'no-brainer' action to crack down on wildfire lawlessness, DAs say
California district attorneys sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter requesting he take action on illegal price gouging schemes in the wake of the wildfires.
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Fire recovery and housing
Some 12,000 homes were destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fire. Real estate experts tell LAist that surrounding counties are likely to absorb some of the displaced people, but with a few exceptions, ...