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Airbnb must face Los Angeles lawsuit alleging price gouging during 2025 wildfires

By Thomson Reuters Jun 30, 2026 | 1:53 PM

June 30 (Reuters) – Airbnb must face ​a ‌lawsuit by the city of ‌Los ​Angeles, ⁠which accused ⁠the home rental company of ​allowing price ⁠gouging ⁠affecting more ​than 2,600 ​properties during the ‌January 2025 wildfires in ⁠southern California, City Attorney Hydee ⁠Feldstein ‌Soto ⁠said on ​Tuesday.

(Reporting ‌by ​Jonathan Stempel ⁠in New York; Editing by Chris ​Reese)