LA-market landlords illegally jack up rents 20% after firestorms

It’s official. Landlords in the Los Angeles market have illegally gouged renters scrambling to find homes after historic wildfires this month torched entire neighborhoods. Overall, rents jumped by 20 percent across Los Angeles County after the wildfires that began Jan. 7 burned an estimated 10,000 homes, killing at least 28 people, according to the Washington […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.