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The Department of Justice Has Fined Four Oregon Hotels for Price Gouging During the 2020 Wildfires The hotels must pay the state a total of $105,600 and reimburse customers who were overcharged for rooms.
A biker pauses at a stoplight in Clackamas County as wildfire smoke fills the air. (Alex Wittwer)
Updated March 4
Four Oregon hotels have been fined a total of $105,600 for price gouging during last year's historic wildfires.
In addition to settlements paid to the state, the hotels will be required to reimburse an estimated 100 customers who were overcharged for rooms, according to a press release from the Oregon Attorney General's Office.