LA County’s post-fire rent gouging ban goes up in smoke

Los Angeles County landlords will soon get more pricing power in a rental market still reeling from the January 2025 fires. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors fell short of the necessary votes to extend emergency anti-price gouging protections that capped rent increases after the Palisades and Eaton fires displaced thousands of residents early last year, LAist reported. The countywide restrictions are now set to expire May 29, more than 16 months after the fires ripped through Los Angeles neighborhoods and tightened an already strained housing market. The rules barred landlords from raising rents more than 10 […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.