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Landlords ripping off LA fire victims, says Selling Sunset star (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/usa@midwest.social

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The LA property mogul, who owns the luxury real estate brokerage at the centre of the Netflix reality show, said one client had been asked for thousands over the original asking price to rent a home - despite California's anti "price gouging" laws.

It comes as LA officials warned anyone caught "taking advantage" of the disaster by scamming or burgling wildfire victims would be prosecuted.

Thousands of people have lost homes in LA and displaced victims say they are facing sky-high rental prices and hotel fees.

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[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

"all I'm saying is you moved into an apartment, gave me a security deposit, and now there's now apartment. So yeah, I'm keeping it."