rent strike

noun

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

Examples of rent strike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Writing about this second postpartum experience keeps bringing the narrator back to the first, and to the apartment the family will have to leave (after lead poisoning, a rent strike, legal action). — Catherine G. Wagley, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the tenants launched a rent strike at the beginning of the month while Levovitz still owned the building. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 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

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rent strike

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Legal Definition

rent strike

noun

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