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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]]. | 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 | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 22:39, 10 June 2022
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]