Mike Kobeissi, president and broker of Kobeissi Properties, told Inman that the state’s district attorneys had got their facts bungled and that the property in question had been rented out to the couple at a reduced rate once it became known they were wildfire victims.
Source: Inman News
LA agent charged with rental price gouging as fires continue
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