California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday announced charges against a real estate agent accused of raising rent on a Beverly Hills property by 30% in violation of state law prohibiting price-gouging after a disaster.
The tenants who signed the lease were displaced because of the deadly Palisades Fire, which ignited in January.
Iman Eshaghyan faces two misdemeanor counts for allegedly advertising, listing and eventually renting two properties at a cost that exceeds the limit. If convicted, the maximum penalty is a $10,000 fine and up to a year in jail, prosecutors said…