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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.
4 hotels to pay $105K over wildfire price-gouging
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Mar 5, 2021 at 9:14 am EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. Four Oregon hotels will pay $105,600 in penalties and reimburse at least 100 customers to settle allegations of price gouging during wildfires last year.
The fires burned more than 1 million acres and forced thousands of Oregonians from their homes. Some people reported sharply increased hotel prices and Gov. Kate Brown issued a directive to crack down on price gouging.
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Thursday the hotels have agreed to settle price-gouging allegations by paying financial penalties, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
The Department of Justice says Capital Inn & Suites in Salem typically charged $60 to $80 a night for rooms but was charging as much as $146 during the wildfires. Capital Inn has refunded $1,342 to those customers and has agreed to reimburse others. The hotel will also pay a $38,000 penalty to the state.
PORTLAND Four Oregon hotels will pay $105,600 in penalties and reimburse at least 100 customers to settle allegations of price gouging during wildfires last year.
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