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

Yusra Farzan
  • 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.
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