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Assembly Bill 380 would expand price‑gouging protections to businesses and clarify rent rules after disasters
Summary
Assemblymember Mark Gonzales presented AB 380, a bill to expand and clarify price‑gouging protections for consumers, renters and small businesses after declared emergencies.
Assemblymember Mark Gonzales told the Senate Public Safety Committee on July 8 that AB 380 was written after the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and that the measure would strengthen state law to protect people and community‑serving businesses from opportunistic price hikes during declared emergencies.
The bill, as amended, narrows the duration of several emergency price‑gouging protections: caps on goods and services, hotels and motels, rental housing, and commercial real estate would generally run 60 days after a proclaimed emergency; reconstructive services (medical) would be protected for 180 days. The author also said the bill would restore the ability to increase rent when the increase is necessary for maintenance and repairs, a change…
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