California officials urge public to report price gouging as housing prices expected to rise amid wildfires
Sunday, 19 January 2025 Recent wildfires in Southern California have left over 12,000 homes destroyed and thousands displaced, leading to a more competitive housing market. Reports of rent-gouging have emerged, prompting officials to enforce legal rent caps during the state of emergency. FEMA provides assistance to displaced residents, while platforms like Airbnb and Zillow are working to prevent illegal rent hikes.
In the aftermath of the wildfires in Los Angeles, certain landlords are increasing rents by as much as 124%, directly contravening California’s price gouging regulations which limit hikes to 10% during emergencies.This trend is forcing displaced families into an increasingly competitive rental...
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Firefighters are making progress in battling wildfires in Southern California as winds ease. The Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned thousands of acres, are seeing containment improvements...