The hotline is open for reports of extreme price increases on essential commodities while under the state of emergency.

The Los Angeles area wildfires that have devastated communities like Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a spike in ...

Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of ...

Tens of thousands of families are displaced because of the fires, and despite state laws preventing hikes on homes, the cost ...

Price-gouging rules in place because of the L.A. County fires apply even in cases of bidding wars for rental property, state ...

Jason Oppenheim is "in shock" over the number of landlords who are allegedly and illegally breaking an anti-price gouging law ...

Some landlords lowered rents after MarketWatch asked about increases that appeared to violate laws against price gouging.

Among them, Airbnb.org, a nonprofit founded by Airbnb, is working with 211 LA (another nonprofit organization) to offer free ...

Colorado grocery stores and other sellers of “necessity” goods would be prohibited from “unfairly or unconscionably” raising ...

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 ...

Price gouging, including for rental housing, is illegal during a state of emergency, which was declared by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 7. During emergencies, landlords are prohibited from ...

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 ...