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Chuck Hughes – Chief Deputy District Attorney

Price Gouging

Pr ic e Goug ing – PC 396

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• r So me Go o ds &

Se rvic e s Pric e s Ca nno t I nc re a se Mo re tha n 10% Afte r E me rg e nc y

Pe nal Code Se c tion 396

 De c la ra tio n o f a sta te o f e me rg e nc y

 Unla wful to o ffe r o r se ll … ho te ls & ho using  Mo re tha n 10% a b o ve pric e imme dia te ly prio r  Sa le pric e s c a n b e c a nc e le d!  Until June 4, 2018  Unle ss …

Pe nal Code Se c tion 396

Unle ss …  I

nc re a se d c o sts b y the supplie r

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nc re a se d la b o r o r ma te ria ls c o sts

 Se a so na l a djustme nts re g ula rly

sc he dule d

 Co ntra c tua l inc re a se s a lre a dy in pla c e

Ke y Issue s r e Pr ic e Gouging

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sta b lishing a pre -de c la ra tio n pric e

 Ho te ls / Mo te ls = Re g ula r ra te s  E

xisting le a se o r a dve rtise me nt

 One ye a r le a se o r sho rte r  Cha ng e s o r impro ve me nts to the pro pe rty  I

nc re a se in c o sts

Pote ntia l Conse que nc e s

 Misde me a no r c o nvic tio n

 Ja il, pro b a tio n, fine s, fe e s  Civil e nfo rc e me nt a c tio n  F

ine s, c o sts, injunc tio n

 Re stitutio n

E xa mple s

 Ad 12/ 3/ 17 fo r $2,000/ mo . - unfurnishe d  Ad 12/ 8/ 17 fo r $3,000/ mo . $2,000/ mo . le a se e xpire s - unfurnishe d  Offe r fo r $3,000/ mo .  Offe r fo r $2,200/ mo .  Offe r fo r $3,000/ mo . – no w furnishe d

Pr ic e Goug ing – An Individual De c ision

What Might You Do?

 Disc uss c a lmly with la ndlo rd  Do n’ t thre a te n to re po rt the m to L

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 De c ide whe the r to wa lk a wa y  Re po rt to DA o r AG  T

a lk to a n a tto rne y

Conta c ts

 Ca lifo rnia Atto rne y Ge ne ra l’ s Offic e  (800) 952-5225 o r o a g .c a .g o v (F

ile a Re po rt)

 Ve ntura Co unty Distric t Atto rne y’ s Offic e  (805) 662-1737 o r VCDistric tAtto rne y.c o m  K

e e ping Sa fe a s Yo u Re b uild (Co nta c t Us)