Los Angeles County supervisors are pushing to increase penalties for landlords who dramatically raise rents after wildfires, proposing fines of up to $50,000. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, whose districts were heavily impacted by recent fires, argue that current penalties are not deterring predatory landlords. While California law generally prohibits landlords from charging more than 10% above pre-fire rents, some tenant advocates express concerns that the proposed increase in fines will have little impact.
Los Angeles County supervisors want to raise the stakes for post-wildfire price gouging, hammering landlords who dramatically hike rents with fines of up to $50,000. Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, who both saw swaths of their districts decimated by fire, asked county lawyers Tuesday to draft a resolution that would increase the maximum penalty for price gouging in L.A. County from $10,000 to $50,000.
A group of tenant advocates, including Kirk, released a report last month that found 1,300 instances of price gouging on Zillow in the first week and a half after the fires started. Since then, she said, the group has found an additional 1,500 examples. “The fact that we have this many instances of rent gouging and only two people have been prosecuted means it doesn't matter what the penalties are, and it doesn't matter what strong language the public officials use,” she said.
PRICE GOUGING WILDFIRES RENT INCREASES LANDLORDS CALIFORNIA LAW
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