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

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

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.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads ...

Coverage of the firefighters' battle to improve containment over the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the latest death count and victim frustration.

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

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.

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

Securing any rental in Southern California’s notoriously tight housing market is a feat in the best of times. Staying in that housing long enough to create years of memories, as many families ...

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.