Dossier
rent gouging
Coverage of rent gouging in the Nexus archive.
- Rent-hike ban to protect fire victims ends despite gouging concerns
The ban on rent hikes for fire victims has expired, despite concerns about potential rent gouging. The fire-related rent gouging ban, which was in place to protect affected residents, is no longer active.
- 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.