The ongoing wildfires have set off a stampede to find housing, leading some homeowners and property managers to raise rents higher than the 10% allowed during emergencies.
Is this price gouging or is it the new, higher long-term price? Rebuilding will take years and so the housing shortage and therefore the higher prices seem like they will last.
Is this price gouging or is it the new, higher long-term price? Rebuilding will take years and so the housing shortage and therefore the higher prices seem like they will last.
Whatever it is called, it does seem to be illegal at the moment.
People don’t get punished anymore bud, but that’s a nice thought.