Rent Strike

A rent strike occurs when tenants collectively choose to withhold rent payments, typically as a protest against poor living conditions, unfair rent increases, or landlords' failure to address maintenance issues. Instead of paying rent, tenants negotiate or demand improvements, using their collective power to push for change. It’s a form of protest that relies on the idea that tenants are more influential when acting together. Rent strikes can be legally risky, but they have historically been used as a bargaining tool to improve housing conditions or address grievances.