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In 2021, Berlin lifted a rent cap which resulted in skyrocketing rents. In response, 20,000 people participated in a rent strike to demand the re-instatement of the rent cap.<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Nathaniel Flakin]]|newspaper=[[LeftVoice]]|title=20,000 Protest in Berlin After the Rent Cap is Overturned|url=https://www.leftvoice.org/20000-protest-in-berlin-after-the-rent-cap-is-overturned/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=[[Thomas Colson]]|newspaper=[[Business Insider]]|title=Renters in Berlin have a radical plan to seize apartments from landlords and are set to force a referendum that could revolutionize the battle for fair rent|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/berlin-renters-to-hold-referendum-on-seizing-apartments-from-landlords-2021-5}}</ref> | In 2021, Berlin lifted a rent cap which resulted in skyrocketing rents. In response, 20,000 people participated in a rent strike to demand the re-instatement of the rent cap.<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Nathaniel Flakin]]|newspaper=[[LeftVoice]]|title=20,000 Protest in Berlin After the Rent Cap is Overturned|url=https://www.leftvoice.org/20000-protest-in-berlin-after-the-rent-cap-is-overturned/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=[[Thomas Colson]]|newspaper=[[Business Insider]]|title=Renters in Berlin have a radical plan to seize apartments from landlords and are set to force a referendum that could revolutionize the battle for fair rent|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/berlin-renters-to-hold-referendum-on-seizing-apartments-from-landlords-2021-5}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Rent is Too Damn High]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Housing]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 22 November 2024
A rent strike is when renters come together to refuse to pay their rent en masse until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord.
In 2021, Berlin lifted a rent cap which resulted in skyrocketing rents. In response, 20,000 people participated in a rent strike to demand the re-instatement of the rent cap.[1][2]