WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA LOS ANGELES - WILDFIRES - care2PETITIONS - LA landlords are milking profits from fire survivors with outrageous rent prices

 

During this tragedy, California must crack down on heartless, greedy landlords. Greedy Landlords Are Exploiting LA Fire Survivors with Astronomical Rents Sign Now    Dear friends, Devastating wildfires are still raging throughout the city of Los Angeles. They have displaced more than 100,000 residents in just a few weeks, leaving families without homes and communities in ruins.   This is a situation that should be met with humanity and compassion. Instead, many landlords and real estate agents are illegally exploiting the crisis for profit, raising rents by as much as 134%. This is in direct violation of California's emergency declaration that bans price gouging and limits rent increases to 10%! One three-bedroom home in the neighborhood of Mid-City was previously listed at $5,500 per month. Just two days later, its listed price skyrocketed to $15,000 per month. Another property in Santa Monica saw its rent leap from $12,750 to $28,000 — a 119% increase. These practices are an attack on basic human decency. Housing is a fundamental need, especially during or after a disaster. Families who've already endured the trauma of losing their homes are now locked in bidding wars, with some offering astronomical sums like $1.5 million upfront for rental properties, only to still lose out and have nowhere left to go. If this exploitation is allowed to continue, it sends a dangerous message: that landlords can profit off the suffering of displaced families with impunity. Sign this petition to demand that California officials uphold the law, crack down on price-gouging landlords, and protect fire survivors from further harm!   Thank you, Celeste Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Hiking up these prices is callous, cruel — and against the law. Sign the petition.      Sign Now