Candy Renick
Coverage of Candy Renick in the Nexus archive.
- Family displaced by Eaton Fire files rent gouging lawsuit
A family displaced by the Eaton Fire in January 2025 filed a lawsuit alleging illegal rent gouging after their Altadena-area home became uninhabitable despite surviving the wildfire. The lawsuit is described as the first private case of its kind related to post-disaster rental price increases.
- Eaton Fire victims sue landlords over rental gouging
An Altadena family is suing their former landlords, Terrence and Catalina Chow, for allegedly charging nearly three times the legal maximum rent after the Eaton Fire. The lawsuit claims the landlords collected illegal rent for 10 months despite warnings from authorities, with the family forced to pay $15,000 monthly instead of the lawful $5,032.50. The case seeks restitution, damages, and penalties, highlighting widespread rental price gouging post-wildfires.