The devastating wildfires continuing to rage through Los Angeles County have claimed at least 10 lives so far according to officials, destroyed over 9,000 buildings and forced around 180,000 people to ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It’s the fourth ...

In the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, the asking rent for a two-bedroom condo jumped from $5,000 to $8,000 in the wake of the fires that started last week and have left thousands homeless.

L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto says she’s already evaluating 650 complaints. By Gary Baum Senior Writer In a statement, the newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, ...

A group comprised predominantly of Democrats pressed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan this week for more information on how a federal price gouging ban could help “hold bad actors ...

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has received more than 200 complaints about price gouging as many thousands of residents prepared to evacuate from Hurricane Milton. As of ...

Fifteen attorneys general called on congressional leaders to support a national ban on price gouging in a letter sent Wednesday. The letter — addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) ...

When disaster strikes or even when it looms, some people try to profit. Attorneys general in Florida and North Carolina say they've received hundreds of complaints of price gouging the days before and ...

Los Angeles landlords are being named and shamed in an online effort to combat illegal price gouging following Southern California’s historic wildfires. According to Ken Haskett, section chief for the ...

A real estate agent in Los Angeles County is the first person to face criminal charges for price gouging following the devastating wildfires that ravaged Southern California this month. The state's ...

WPTV reviewed thousands of price gouging complaints from the AG’s office, stemming from the Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton emergencies in 2024. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — When a hurricane is ...