LA Real Estate Agent Hit With 1st Price Gouging Charges

SoCal agent hit with price gouging charge as law limits rents
La Cañada-Flintridge real estate agent Mike Kobeissi allegedly raised SoCal property rent 38% during the wildfire fallout.
LA real estate agent charged for price gouging amid California wildfires
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed charges Wednesday against a local real estate agent for attempting to "price gouge" amid the Los Angeles Eaton Fire.
LA Real Estate Agent Hit With First Price Gouging Charges After Fires
A real estate agent in La Cañada is the first person to be charged with price gouging after the Los Angeles fires.
California attorney general charges L.A.-area real estate agent with price gouging in wake of wildfires
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.
Real estate agent accused of price gouging, increasing rent by 38% following Eaton Fire
A real-estate agent is facing a criminal charge for allegedly attempting to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Eaton Fire, officials announced.
Realtor says ‘there’s been a mistake’ after state charges him with price-gouging in wake of Eaton fire
The realtor denied the accusation, and said the home was rented to a family affected by the wildfires at a lower price.
California AG charges first real estate agent with price gouging after LA fires
Criminal charges were filed against agent Mike Kobeissi who allegedly tried to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Eaton fire.
Some price-gouging rules could be keeping high-end homes off L.A.’s rental market
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Price-gouging laws designed to protect tenants in crisis aren’t stopping some LA landlords
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Top real estate CEO says fire-ravaged LA residents are desperate for a place ‘to live for the week’ amid waves of price gouging
Redfin chief executive Glenn Kelman said one of his agents lost her home to the fires that tore through Los Angeles. She ...
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LA price gouging is “inhumane”: Real estate agent
Officials are warning landlords in the Los Angeles area against price gouging, which is prohibited in California during a state of emergency. Nikko Santo Pietro, Los Angeles real estate ...
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LA price gouging is “inhumane”: Real estate agent | Vargas Reports
Officials are warning landlords in the Los Angeles area against price gouging, which is prohibited in California during a state of emergency. Nikko Santo Pietro, Los Angeles real estate ...