Winnetka

California files post-LA fires price-gouging case against Beverly Hills landlord

• The agent is accused of hiking rent by 30% in violation of state law prohibiting price-gouging after a disaster.
• The tenants who signed the lease were displaced because of the Palisades Fire, which ignited in January.
• State law prohibits rent increases of more than 10% on rental properties in the wake of an emergency or disaster.