The extent to which landlords took advantage of the wildfire tragedy last year is the subject of a report attempting to quantify the narrative, as early threats from lawmakers haven’t resulted in much action a year later. When the blazes displaced thousands of residents in and around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, landlords hiked up rental prices across Los Angeles County despite calls from officials to crack down on price gouging, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing data from Rent Brigade. The tenant advocacy group analyzed Zillow listings in the year after the fires and found 18,360 potential instances of rent […]
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