LA landlords could face charges for increasing fees following wildfires

According to a recent report, some LA landlords are increasing rent by as much as 124%. By law, building and property owners cannot raise the price of rent by more than 10% after Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined FOX 11 to discuss the matter.

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[larrybarela]

I can't believe politicians claiming that they will prosecute people breaking the law, when they themselves are the ones doing it.

[trekker]

Property owners land value is still approximately 60% even with no house on it. That means burnt out homeowners will continue to pay taxes to services that failed them.

[Jhundo]

The greedy calling the greedy crooks; that’s rich!

[alinthemind]

It’s preferable for housing providers to take their properties off the market rather than risk being targeted.

[ziasun]

Price gouging for rentals has been happening for quite some time all around the US.

[Falconlibrary]

I rented an apartment in Beverly Hills from 2016-2021, which has its own rent control ordinance. I stay in contact with some of my former neighbors.
One of them told me that a vacant apartment next to her that was listed at $2400 last week, and which has gone unrented for three months, is now listed at $4000.
The landlord owns 14 properties in Beverly Hills and is a major donor to Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass. I'm sure he'll be in cuffs real soon 😂😂😂😂😂

[taniawilmott]

Absolutely disgraceful! I hope they get slapped with serious fines to discourage others!

[mxmao]

I see price gouging in my re taxes! Doubled in last ten years. Uhmm

[kozk]

Let the market control it, not by the politicians who don’t know what they are doing

[LeetHaxington]

lol when has the law ever stopped landlords before? If anything they’ll double down and be even more illegal. Like remove all doors. Literally what my landlord greystar did.

[StayOffMyLawn-vl]

Ah California... Where they are Kind to the Cruel and Cruel to the Kind...🤷🏻‍♂️

[billh.]

Ok hot shot, when was the last time scammers and rent violators actually got punished or jailed? When?
Nothing will happen to gaugers or you fine 10 bucks for a violation that gets crooks 100 bucks.

[jeannette.sgili.]

The same exact thing happened here after the Camp Fire. I've been on the waiting list for housing for six years now. Six

[areuaware]

FEMA poisoned the rental pool on Maui after the fire by paying triple the normal rental rates.

[RossellaPerry]

Maui they actually kicked out renters and doubled and trippled rent . Fema pays the rent .

[juanitacrumbley]

That’s what they do to us poor people GOD don’t like ugly this not the only karma God going to do. For his poor people you neglect America

[mrbob]

Tell gavin to buy apartments with that 50 million sue trump money they have for bß

[alexshatner]

We welcome everyone to come to Pacific Bakersfield only 1 hour and 45 minutes from Altadena, $300.000 will buy you a nice home, Only 1 hour and 30 minutes from Hollywood BLVD and we have no danger of floods, tsunamis, fires, earthquakes, congested traffic, high winds, high gasoline prices, we have 2 Costco's, 6 super Wal-Mart's, 20 new car dealerships, 2 bedroom apartment rentals are average $1.300 a month, and hot days are only 2 months out of the year, and we don't drink recycled sewer water as L.A County Citizens do, we get our fresh clean water from the mountains at an average monthly cost of $25.00. And that is just a few to mention positive reasons to live here. I moved here from Santa Monica 30 years ago and I will not go back. Bakersfield has always been known as a "ALL AMERICAN CITY" and a "NO STRESS CITY". And for those people that prefer bigger mansions, we also have the million dollar homes, that are even nicer than the L.A area 5 million dollar homes.

[michellesmith]

Weren't they taking advantage of rent pricing before the fires?

[mrbob]

Tell pelosi to buy up warehoused and shelter them