Beware of scam artists following the fires
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There’s some useful information at the L.A. Times’ California Consumer blog for victims of the wildfires:
Fire victims need to watch out for phony adjusters, price gougers, tightfisted landlords and bogus charities. The Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs cautioned that ‘some people see disasters as a chance to take advantage of those in need.’ After a disaster, consumers should have their insurance company send an adjuster to assess the damage and process the claim.
And more for renters:
The department also said that if a rented home or apartment is badly damaged in a disaster, tenants can move out right away without giving landlords advance notice. Such tenants have the right to get back their security deposit and last month’s rent. Landlords have to send this money within three weeks after a tenant moves out.
You can read the whole story here. The fire pushed southeast above Sierra Madre and Monrovia today.
-- Lauren Beale
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