An Altadena family is suing its former landlord after the property owner allegedly rent-gouged by nearly $100,000 after the Eaton Fire, the family announced Thursday. The lawsuit brought on by Randall and Candy Renick, who were forced out of their home due to severe smoke damage, alleges that Terrence and Catalina Chow charged them nearly three times the maximum rent permitted under state and local law. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.