With tens of thousands of homes destroyed by fire and many communities inaccessible, housing is rapidly becoming one of the most critical questions facing residents of greater Los Angeles. In the ...

When disaster strikes or even when it looms, some people try to profit. Attorneys general in Florida and North Carolina say they've received hundreds of complaints of price gouging the days before and ...

At least 30 people have died and thousands are without power, water and cell service following devastating storms across North Carolina caused by Tropical Storm Helene. As recovery efforts are ongoing ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — “Price gouging” has certainly risen in prevalence as a topic in the presidential race. But has actual price gouging increased? One problem with answering the question is the ...

MIAMI - As Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is extending the state's Price Gouging Hotline to protect residents in areas under emergency ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It’s the fourth ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect after Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency ...

Rent gouging is understood as the practice of setting rent prices too high or raising rent to an “unconscionable price.” According to the State of California Department of Justice, “Price gouging ...

Inflation is already a major focus of the U.S. presidential campaign and will likely draw even more attention as candidates strengthen pledges to protect consumers from ongoing post-pandemic price ...