LA County raises price gouging penalty

L.A. County approves $50K penalty for price gouging during emergency
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a temporary increase to the existing penalty for those found guilty of price gouging, raising the maximum civil fine from $10,000 to $50,000 for each violation.
Price gouging penalty increased to $50,000 following LA wildfires
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation.
Los Angeles County boosts the penalty for price gouging to $50,000
Board Chair Kathryn Barger cited a disturbing trend of price gouging, preying on the most vulnerable communities.
In L.A. County, price-gouging landlords could soon face fines of $50,000
County Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, who both saw swaths of their districts decimated by fire, asked county lawyers to draft a resolution that would increase the maximum penalty for price gouging across L.
LA County raises price gouging penalty after wildifres
After recent studies showed thousands of rental listings in Los Angeles appearing to violate price gouging laws in Los Angeles after the California wildfires, LA County raised the penalty for price gouging from $10,
L.A. to crack down on price gouging after wildfires
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday gave preliminary approval for an ordinance to bar excessive price increases for housing and lodging as residents recover from the January wildfires.
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