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Pedram Salimpour and Stacy Weiss search for survivors in a house burned down by a wildfire in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Maya Lieberman lost everything in the Palisades wildfire in the United States five days ago. She has no place to lay her head. In this situation, she is desperate to find a house to live in. But unscrupulous landlords are taking advantage of this difficult time. They are increasing the rent. Such a picture of skyrocketing rents has been seen in various areas of Los Angeles, United States.

"The price hike has reached its peak. It's disgusting," said Maya, a 50-year-old stylist. "We can't find any other place to go."

Los Angeles, a city in the western US state of California, has been burning in a terrible fire since last Tuesday. The fire has not been completely controlled even after five days. Kilometers after kilometers of area have been burned. About 10,000 structures have been destroyed. It is feared that the extent of this damage will increase further. More than 150,000 people have already been ordered to leave the city to escape the fires burning from Santa Monica to the Malibu area on the west side of the city. The death toll in the fire has reached 16.

A wildfire has destroyed a luxury neighborhood called Pacific Palisades. A week ago, the area was home to stars like Billy Crystal and Kate Beckinsale. It was also known as the most desirable residential area in the United States. But the area has now been ordered to be completely evacuated. Those whose homes are still standing in the area have also been asked to find somewhere else.

The people with average incomes are the ones who are most in danger. Some opportunistic landlords are taking advantage of this. They are making money by capitalizing on people's misery.

Lieberman said, "I applied for a house for $17,000 a month. Now the landlord is saying I won't get the house unless I pay $30,000 a month in rent."

Lieberman alleged that the landlord told him that others were willing to pay more and that they were sitting on cash. This is complete madness.

Incidents like Lieberman's are happening a lot in Los Angeles right now.

"Some of my friends rented hotels outside Los Angeles. They were charged extra when they got there," said Alex Smith, a TV producer who was forced to leave his home.

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I applied for a house for $17,000 a month.

Now the landlord is saying I won't get the house unless I pay $30,000 a month. 

Maya Lieberman, a resident of Los Angeles

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is outraged by the sudden rent hikes, warning on Saturday that there are laws against expedient rent increases.
Rob Bonta told reporters, "It is illegal to increase rent during an emergency. We will take a stand against it. Action will be taken against those who do this. Those who are found guilty will be sentenced to prison." He also said that once a state of emergency is declared, no service provider will be able to increase prices by more than 10 percent. This policy applies to small businesses as well as large companies.

A 69-year-old retiree has been sleeping in his car since being ordered to leave a fire-ravaged area due to rising rents. He says the laws against rent increases are ineffective.
Brian, 69, had lived in a small rental building in Pacific Palisades for more than two decades. But with everything destroyed in the fire, his assurance that his rent would not increase was gone. He could not afford to rent a house in the city on his retirement pension. Rents in urban areas of the United States have doubled in the past decade. The sudden influx of people who lost their homes has raised fears of further rent increases. "I'm in the rental market with thousands of people," Brian said.