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In January, some Airbnb hosts more than tripled nightly rates as evacuees from the Eaton and Palisades fires scrambled to find temporary housing, according to a data analysis run by Better Neighbors LA, a coalition of housing activists and labor groups that monitor short-term rental enforcement. (One of those groups, the union Unite Here Local 11, is a financial supporter of Capital & Main.) The organization says it has documented more than 3,200 cases of illegal price gouging in L.A. County’s short-term rental market.
On Jan. 7, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County, rent hikes of more than 10% were prohibited by the state’s price gouging law. Since then, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced criminal charges against two real estate agents accused of attempting to raise rents beyond the legal limits.
On Feb. 4, L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto announced she has filed suit against…
