Los Angeles County officials propose to raise penalties for post-wildfire price gouging by landlords from $10,000 to as high as $50,000. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, motivated by their experiences with wildfire destruction in their districts, seek to deter predatory pricing that exploits vulnerable tenants. Current regulations limit rent increases post-disaster to 10%, but the new proposal aims to addresses landlords who raise rents exorbitantly, as illustrated by instances of increases from $8,000 to $23,000. Tenant advocates express skepticism, suggesting enforcement is lacking despite the heightened penalties.
Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger want to raise penalties for post-wildfire price gouging in L.A. County from $10,000 to $50,000.
Some tenant advocates worry that the increased penalties will be purely symbolic, emphasizing that actual enforcement has been minimal during the wildfire crisis.
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