The agent allegedly offered a Glendale home to a family displaced by the Eaton Fire for more than 50% above the listed rent. She denies the allegations.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed new price-gouging charges against a real estate agent accused of trying to rent a Glendale home for more than 50% above the property’s listed rent after fires destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles.

A real estate agent in La Cañada is the first person to be charged with price gouging after the Los Angeles fires.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced charges against a La Cañada Flintridge real estate agent for allegedly raising the price of his rental by 38% after L.A.'s wildfires.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would go after alleged rent gougers, and this week his office filed its first case. The agent strongly denies breaking the law.

During a state of emergency, most landlords can only raise rents by 10%. Members of the LA Tenants Union have compiled a spreadsheet of well over 1,000 listings they say exceed the 10% threshold. Irani said for her, it was a way to help fire victims.

Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of people were displaced in deadly fires this month.

Los Angeles real estate agent is facing criminal charges for allegedly price gouging evacuees of the Eaton Fire, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday. Lar Sevan Chouljian allegedly attempted to rent a Glendale home to an evacuated family at more than 50% above the listing price,

Here’s what “The Rent Brigade” found after combing through 1,343 Zillow posts that appear to have broken California’s ban on post-fire price gouging.

The City of Tulare has responded to the lawsuit from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, saying the state refused to meet with the city after requests last year.

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

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that charges have been filed against another realtor for price gouging victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.