On Jan. 7, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County, rent hikes of more than 10 ...

Some landlords are hiking prices beyond the 10% the law allows. Some listings have increased thousands of dollars a month.

Board Chair Kathryn Barger cited a disturbing trend of price gouging, preying on the most vulnerable communities.

Tenant advocates — and even some landlord groups — are calling for authorities to crack down on rent gouging in the wake of devastating fires. Some property owners, however, appear unfazed.

As wildfires leave residents displaced across the city, some landlords are raising rents beyond legal limits, forcing evacuees into an increasingly unforgiving housing market.

With inventory reduced and fire risk increased, both home prices and insurance rates could rise in Southern California.

Another Santa Monica zip code, 90404, saw rents rise by 23%, while central Pasadena's 91125 zip ... encourage them to report the listing to Zillow and California authorities.

noting that her birthplace of Pasadena is completely unaffordable for low-income families like hers. But that law has not stopped what appear to be significant rental price increases on apartments and ...

With thousands of people displaced by the Palisades and Eaton fires, the office has every division working on gouging claims.

Zillow is posting "important information ... in the Altadena section of Pasadena, California. AP PHOTO A four-bedroom, four-bath house in Encino, for example, seeking renters at $12,000 a month ...