rent strike

noun

: a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against high rates)

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Despite the change of owner, the tenants are continuing a rent strike until their demands are met, including eviction protections and a timeline for permanent repairs to the property. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026 The renters, who were members of the Los Angeles Tenants Union, ended the years-long rent strike in July 2025 and solidified affordable rent for the next decade. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 7 May 2026 The union issued a rent strike in November for unsafe living conditions. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026 In the working-class neighborhood of East Flatbush, the new mayor stepped into the lobby of an old apartment building on Clarkson Avenue and met with tenants on rent strike. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rent strike

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rent strike was in 1881

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rent strike

noun
: a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against high rates)
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