Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has activated Florida’s Price Gouging Hotline following a state of emergency declaration for areas experiencing torrential downpours and dangerous flooding.
The order follows Governor Ron DeSantis’s state of emergency declaration covering Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties.
The Price Gouging Hotline is now available to receive reports of extreme price increases on essential commodities. Florida’s price gouging law only applies to items and services essential to getting ready for or recovering from a storm within the areas of a declared state of emergency.
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During a storm-related declared state of emergency, state law prohibits excessive increases in the price of essential commodities, such as equipment, food, gasoline, hotel rooms, ice, lumber and water, as a direct result of the event.
Anyone who suspects price gouging can report it to the Florida Attorney General’s Office by visiting MyFloridaLegal.com or calling 1(866) 9NO-SCAM.
For more information on price gouging, access Attorney General Moody’s Scams at a Glance: Price Gouging resource by clicking here.
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