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

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The tenants plan to continue their rent strike until the new owner commits to meet and bargain a fair lease agreement, the tenants’ union said in a news release. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025 Multiple unionized tenants have been withholding rent for seven months as of April, in what organizers have described as the Kansas City area’s longest-running rent strike. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 In October, some tenants started a rent strike over the living conditions, which remains ongoing. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 Many of the Bronx’s Jews were not just liberals but leftists, leading rent strikes against greedy landlords. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rent strike

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rent strike was in 1881

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“Rent strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20strike. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

rent strike

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