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Board raises county civil penalty ceiling for price gouging, directs DCBA to expand enforcement
Summary
In response to post‑fire rent spikes and other price gouging reports, supervisors approved raising the county civil penalty cap to $50,000 per violation and directed the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs to expand outreach, data and enforcement efforts.
The Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 4 to increase county civil penalties for price gouging from $10,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 per violation and directed the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) to expand outreach and enforcement efforts, including data analysis of algorithmic pricing tools used by some landlords.
Supervisor Horvath authored the motion and co‑authored it with…
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