State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for its California home insurance customers. State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved the rate hike Tuesday.

Homeowners reeling from the wildfires in January say that State Farm’s increased rates are unfair and unfounded.

Following a judge's ruling Monday, State Farm customers in California are one step away from paying more on their homeowners insurance to alleviate what the company described as a "dire" financial situation in the wake of the Los Angeles-area wildfires.