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Los Angeles Sues Airbnb Over Alleged Price Gouging During Wildfires

Summary by Legal Desire
Los Angeles has initiated legal action against Airbnb, accusing the home rental giant of enabling widespread price gouging during January’s devastating Southern California wildfires. The city alleges that rental rates surged by more than 10% across at least 2,000 Airbnb listings between January 7 and 17, the period when Governor Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency, thereby activating California’s anti-gouging law. This law prohibits t…
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Legal Desire broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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