Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of people were displaced in deadly fires this month.

Joe Thompson’s desperate post-wildfire scramble to find a new place for his family to live led him Saturday to a five-bedroom home in Santa Monica, California, that had been put on the market the day before for $28,

California officials are sounding the alarm as rent prices skyrocket in fire-affected areas of Los Angeles. With the declaration of a state of emergency due to recent wildfires, the law prohibits landlords from price gouging,

The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to come.

There's a lot of generosity being directed toward Los Angeles following the Southern California wildfires this month. The City of Los Angeles - and much of the Southern California region - has been devastated by wildfires this month.