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Our minibus rattles as it takes us from Iraqi Kurdistan through Syrian oil fields, where jacks pumping crude oil line the roads.

Once you limit entry, the existing producers get to jack up their prices and exploit consumers.

Online listings have shown landlords jacking up prices 50% or more above what advertised rents were prior to last week’s fires, far in excess of the 10% increases allowed under the law.

Thousands of homeowners have lost their insurance in recent years as providers pull out of fire-prone areas and jack up their prices in the face of rising risk.

He said some landlords would probably try to take advantage of the situation by jacking up rent and evicting tenants in favor of displaced homeowners who could pay more.