a method of protest whereby a group of tenants with the same landlord agree to refuse to pay their rent until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord
to go on rent strike
to stage a rent strike
rent strike in American English
noun
a temporary, organized refusal by tenants, as of an apartment building, to pay their rent, as in protest over inadequate services
Word origin
[1960–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bicycle kick, deinstitutionalize, go-go, tag question, zip code
Examples of 'rent strike' in a sentence
rent strike
There are pros and cons to each of these procedures, but they are much less risky than going on a rent strike.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Both were involved in the rent strikes, which were often called - or more usuallythreatened - during periods of posturing with college authorities.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Earlier this year, students from 25 university campuses attended a series of workshops on how to hold rent strikes at their institutions.