Price-gouging rules in place because of the L.A. County fires apply even in cases of bidding wars for rental property, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said.

In the plainest of terms, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday that the hammer will come down on those who attempt to take advantage of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

Letters from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta advise more than 200 landlords and hotels that they've been accused of violating the state's price-gouging law.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned against price gouging amid the state’s wildfires in a Los Angeles press conference on Thursday (January 16), declaring the state’s Department of Justice had opened multiple investigations.

State Attorney General Rob Bonta spoke out about his department's efforts to combat scammers after these fires.