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Jason Oppenheim
Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesSunset Sale‘s Jason Oppenheim has claimed that Los Angeles landlords are illegally raising rent prices downtown wildfire disaster.
Speaking to BBC One On Sunday, January 12, the property mogul and reality TV star, 47, said he allegedly sent a client to a local property that had previously been asking for $13,000 a month in rent. Oppenheim said the landlord then asked the client for “$23,000” a month.
Oppenheim, who co-owns real estate brokerage The Oppenheim Group with his twin, Brett Oppenheimat the outlet that he condemns the behaviour. “There are price gouging laws in California, they’re just being ignored right now, and this is not the time to be taking advantage of situations,” Oppenheim said during the interview.
The original Sunset Sale The star, who rose to fame after debuting on the first show in March 2019, added that the LA wildfires have left local residents completely broke since breaking out after a severe windstorm on Tuesday, January 7 “Everyone has tears in their eyes all day long, literally from the smoke but also because it’s emotional to see people struggling like this,” Oppenheim told the outlet.
Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Jason Oppenheim and his eponymous real estate brokerage are donating their services to help individuals displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires. “If you have lost your home in the fires in Los Angeles and need to find a place to rent until your home is rebuilt, all the agents of the Oppenheim Group will represent you (…)
Oppenheim’s comments come after California authorities warned business owners against illegally raising prices of items beyond 10% higher than the costs that existed before the outbreak of wildfires.
The comments also come after Oppenheim announced on Thursday, January 9, that his company provide services for residents who have been displaced as a result of the fires. “If you have lost your home in the Los Angeles fires and need to find a place to rent until your home is rebuilt, all Oppenheim Group agents will represent you for free or credit you back for any commission we receive in the transaction,” Oppenheim wrote in an Instagram post that day. “Contact us at [email protected].”
The star also elaborated on the initiative in a video. “I woke up this morning to a lot of friends and clients reaching out because they’ve lost their homes over the last few days and they need help with places to live now,” Oppenheim said. “Their families have been displaced and as real estate agents, we clearly have an obligation to help them find a place – even when it’s difficult with thousands of people (looking) places and (there are) not nearly as many houses. available.”
Sunset star Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet was apparently not happy with the service she received during her recent commercial flight. “Seriously, (American Airlines) oversold business and I have to go economy even though (I) paid for business,” claimed Fitzgerald Bonnet, 44, via Instagram Story on Saturday, January 11, sharing pictures of his seat. “Never again!!!” (…)
Several Jason employees echoed Oppenheim’s sentiment in the video’s comments section, including Alexandra Jarvis, Davina Potratz, Mary Fitzgerald’s bonnet, Polly Brindle a Chrishel Stause.
“We are ready to help down in OC! ❤️,” Selling the ADBrindle, 38, replied, while Fitzgerald Bonnet, 44, sent a number of heart emojis.
At the time of publication, the Associated Press reported that 24 people have died as a result of the LA wildfires, which broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and the surrounding Los Angeles area last week. The outlet noted that at least 16 people are missing, with authorities warning that “the number is expected to rise.”
Check the LAFD website for local wildfire warnings and click here for resources on how to help those affected.
