Rent strike resources, petitions, toolkits, and how-tos.
Check back every other Friday for updates. Updated September 14, 2020.
General info
Know your rights
Suggested readings
Tenant Organizing
Organizational movements
Petitions + apps
Toolkits + organizational examples
Toolkits
Forms + letters
Programs + networks
Know your rights
Suggested readings
Tenant Organizing
Organizational movements
Petitions + apps
Toolkits + organizational examples
Toolkits
Forms + letters
Programs + networks
General info
Know your rights
TENANT & LANDLORD RIGHTS BALTIMORE CITY
RIGHT TO HOUSING ALLIANCE BALTIMORE CITY
PJC HOUSING & COVID-19
FAIR HOUSING OF MARYLAND TENANT ADVOCACY
MARYLAND TENANTS' RIGHTS: EVICTIONS BROCHURE
MARYLAND RENTERS’ RIGHTS & COVID-19 SLIDES
COVID-19 RENT CASE INFO MARYLAND
LIST OF CITIES & STATES THAT HAVE PAUSED EVICTIONS DUE TO COVID19
HOW EVICTIONS WORK: WHAT RENTERS NEED TO KNOW
TENANT GROUPS SET RENT STRIKE FOR MAY 1
ELIZA BERKEN: WHEN TENANTS TAKE ON LANDLORDS OVER BAD CONDITIONS: A RENT STRIKE EXPLAINER
PUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS DURING COVID-19
COVID-19 EVICTION MORATORIA BY STATE, COMMONWEALTH, & TERRITORY, ALL STATES
STATE LIMITATIONS ON FORCLOSURES & EVICTIONS
COVID-19 HOUSING POLICY SCORECARD
COVID-19 STATE FORCLOSURE MORATORIUMS & STAYS
MAJOR CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ANNOUNCED IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL EVICTION MORATORIUMS
BROWN, WATERS, HECK INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP RENTERS DURING COVID PANDEMIC
PROTECTING RENTER & HOME-OWNER RIGHTS DURING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH CRISIS
CDC TEMPORARY HALT IN RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS
D.C. ACT 23-286
NEED A LAWYER TO FIGHT AN EVICTION? DC PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE FOR FREE
DC RESIDENTS RIGHTS DURING COVID
DERECHOS DE RESIDENTES DE DC DURANTE COVID-19
COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION
COVID-19: NEW EMERGENCY PROTECTIONS FOR D.C. RESIDENTS
Suggested Readings
BRANDON SODERBERG: CANCEL RENT & FUCK THE POLICE
MY DZUNG CHU: WHY HOUSING SECURITY IS KEY TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
MICHAEL KARP: THE ST. LOUIS RENT STRIKE OF 1969
MANDY ISAACS JACKSON: HARLEM'S RENT STRIKE & RAT WAR
NYT ARCIVE: 4,500 BRONX TENANTS GO ON RENT STRIKE
ANDREW WOOD & JAMES A. BAER: STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: URBAN RENT STRIKES & POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE AMERICAS 1904 -1925
KALFANI NYERERE TURE: FIGHTING FOR THE FARMS: STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE, RACE, & RESISTANCE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
H.R.6515 - Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020
KRISTON CAPPS: THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE RENT MIGHT NOT BE SO GOOD
KRISTON CAPPS: HOW TO SURVIVE THE CORONAVIRUS HOUSING CRISIS
HARRY CHEADLE: A THIRD OF AMERICANS DIDN'T PAY THEIR RENT OR MORTGAGE IN MAY, SURVEY SAYS
MICHELLE SINGLETARY: FAQ: RENT STRIKES DURING THE PANDEMIC
WHAT RENTERS FEAR MOST DURING COVID-19 FROM APARTMENT GUIDE
MARTIN AUSTERMUHLE: HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PAYING YOUR RENT OR MORTGAGE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC
KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR: CANCEL THE RENT
SARAH MERVOSH: "AN 'AVALANCHE OF EVICTIONS' COULD BE BEARING DOWN ON AMERICA'S RENTERS”
RENAE MERLE: "EVICTIONS ARE LIKELY TO SKYROCKET THIS SUMMER AS JOBS REMAIN SCARCE. BLACK RENTER WILL BE HARD HIT.”
Tenant organizing
MARYLAND COMMUNITIES UNITED CANCEL RENT CAMPAIGN
RENT STRIKE 2020 RESOURCES: THE NEW INQUIRY
REBEL STEPS COVID 19 RENT STRIKE PODCAST
COVID19 EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTIONS MAP
1 in 3 CAN'T PAY THE RENT
RECLAIM RENT CONTROL PLATFORM
WHY & HOW TO GO ON A RENT STRIKE
FORM A TENANTS' UNION
DMV RENT STRIKE TENANT COUNCIL CONNECT
Organizational movements
JOIN BOLTON HILL TENANTS: EMAIL NOW
RENT FREEZE OR RENT STRIKE 2020
AUTONOMOUS TENANTS UNION COVID 19
HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL NEW YORK
WE STRIKE TOGETHER
OUR HOMES, OUR HEALTH
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL: COVID-19
RECLAIMING OUR HOMES
HOMES GUARANTEE
DC TENANTS UNION
METRO DC DSA'S TENANT'S RIGHTS PROJECT
RENT STRIKE DMV LINKTREE
Petitions + apps
BALTIMORE CITY 20/20 VISION DEVELOPMENT W/OUT DISPLACEMENT
BALTIMORE COUNTY COVID-19 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM: APPLY
JOIN THE TELEGRAM RENT STRIKE CHAT
SUSPEND RENT, HOUSE THE HOMELESS
COVID-19 TEMPORARY RENT SUPPORT
CANCEL THE RENTS NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST
RENTSDUE.ORG
MAY DAY: CAN'T PAY SIGN HERE
RENT STRIKE 2020 SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN
#CANCELRENT, #CANCELMORTGAGES, BEYOND RECOVERY DEMDANS (SIGN ON)
HOUSING JUSTICE PLATFORM: ENDORSE
COVID-19+HOMES GUARANTEE: TAKE ACTION
DON'T REAUTHORIZE BROKEN RENT CONTROL
CANCEL RENTS & MORTGAGES DC
Toolkits + organizational examples
Toolkits
EVICTION PREVENTION BALTIMORE CITY
RENT STRIKE 2020 TOOLKIT
COVID 19 TENANT ORGANIZING TOOLKIT
ORGANIZERS' LETTER TO LANDLORD TEMPLATE
EX FORM LETTER TO SHARE EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY IN DECISION TO STRIKE
LA TENANTS UNION COVID DEMANDS ARTICLE (AS AN EXAMPLE)
CA COVID RENT STRIKE SAMPLE LETTERS
COVID19 TENANT ORGANIZING GUIDE: PHILADELPHIA TENANTS UNION
RENT STRIKE RESOURCE PACK FOR 2020 PANDEMIC
KEEP YOUR RENT
HOUSING COUNCELING SERVICES
5 DEMANDS GRAPHICS
RENT STRIKE: DEMANDS GRAPHICS: MEMES
RENT STRIKE COVID HANDBOOK
RENT STRIKE TOOLKIT: 5 DEMANDS
EVICTION LAB'S COVID-19 HOUSING RESOURCES & TOOLS RESOURCE
Forms + letters
COVID-19 TEMPORARY RENT SUPPORT
RENT STRIKE BALTIMORE'S LANDLORD ACCOUNTABILITY FORM
KEEP YOUR RENT. FIND YOUR NEIGHBORS FORM
EX FORM LETTER TO SHARE EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY
IN DECISION TO STRIKE
ORGANIZERS' LETTER TO LANDLORD TEMPLATE
BALTIMORE EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES
BALTIMORE CITY EVICTION PREVENTION INFO
LEGAL RESOURCES FOR RENTERS IN BALTIMORE CITY
COVID-19 EVICTION DEFENSE PROJECT
EVICTION LAB'S EVICTION TRACKING SYSTEM
HOUSING COUNCELING SERVICES
THE TENANTS WILL WIN: TANC PANDEMIC ORGANIZING GUIDE
BEYOND RECOVERY: CANCEL RENT, MORTGAGES, GUARANTEE HOMES FOR ALL
JUST SHELTER: COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP WITH EVICATION
HELLO LANDLORD: CAN'T PAY YOUR RENT? WE CAN HELP
FANNIE MAE RENTERS RESOURCE FINDER
IS MY APARTMENT BUILDING FINANCED BY FREDDIE MAC?
DC EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Programs + networks
EVICTION PREVENTION BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES
BALTIMORE CITY EVICTION PREVENTION INFO
LEGAL RESOURCES FOR RENTERS IN BALTIMORE CITY
HOUSING COUNCELING SERVICES
THE TENANTS WILL WIN: TANC PANDEMIC ORGANIZING GUIDE
BEYOND RECOVERY: CANCEL RENT, MORTGAGES, GUARANTEE
HOMES FOR ALL
JUST SHELTER: COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP WITH EVICTION
HELLO LANDLORD: CAN'T PAY YOUR RENT? WE CAN HELP
FANNIE MAE RENTERS RESOURCE FINDER
IS MY APARTMENT BUILDING FINANCED BY FREDDIE MAC?
COVID-19 EVICTION DEFENSE PROJECT
EVICTION LAB'S EVICTION TRACKING SYSTEM
Know your rights
TENANT & LANDLORD RIGHTS BALTIMORE CITY
RIGHT TO HOUSING ALLIANCE BALTIMORE CITY
PJC HOUSING & COVID-19
FAIR HOUSING OF MARYLAND TENANT ADVOCACY
MARYLAND TENANTS' RIGHTS: EVICTIONS BROCHURE
MARYLAND RENTERS’ RIGHTS & COVID-19 SLIDES
COVID-19 RENT CASE INFO MARYLAND
LIST OF CITIES & STATES THAT HAVE PAUSED EVICTIONS DUE TO COVID19
HOW EVICTIONS WORK: WHAT RENTERS NEED TO KNOW
TENANT GROUPS SET RENT STRIKE FOR MAY 1
ELIZA BERKEN: WHEN TENANTS TAKE ON LANDLORDS OVER BAD CONDITIONS: A RENT STRIKE EXPLAINER
PUBLIC JUSTICE CENTER
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS DURING COVID-19
COVID-19 EVICTION MORATORIA BY STATE, COMMONWEALTH, & TERRITORY, ALL STATES
STATE LIMITATIONS ON FORCLOSURES & EVICTIONS
COVID-19 HOUSING POLICY SCORECARD
COVID-19 STATE FORCLOSURE MORATORIUMS & STAYS
MAJOR CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ANNOUNCED IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL EVICTION MORATORIUMS
BROWN, WATERS, HECK INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP RENTERS DURING COVID PANDEMIC
PROTECTING RENTER & HOME-OWNER RIGHTS DURING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH CRISIS
CDC TEMPORARY HALT IN RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS
D.C. ACT 23-286
NEED A LAWYER TO FIGHT AN EVICTION? DC PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE FOR FREE
DC RESIDENTS RIGHTS DURING COVID
DERECHOS DE RESIDENTES DE DC DURANTE COVID-19
COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION
COVID-19: NEW EMERGENCY PROTECTIONS FOR D.C. RESIDENTS
Suggested Readings
BRANDON SODERBERG: CANCEL RENT & FUCK THE POLICE
MY DZUNG CHU: WHY HOUSING SECURITY IS KEY TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
MICHAEL KARP: THE ST. LOUIS RENT STRIKE OF 1969
MANDY ISAACS JACKSON: HARLEM'S RENT STRIKE & RAT WAR
NYT ARCIVE: 4,500 BRONX TENANTS GO ON RENT STRIKE
ANDREW WOOD & JAMES A. BAER: STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: URBAN RENT STRIKES & POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE AMERICAS 1904 -1925
KALFANI NYERERE TURE: FIGHTING FOR THE FARMS: STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE, RACE, & RESISTANCE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
H.R.6515 - Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020
KRISTON CAPPS: THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE RENT MIGHT NOT BE SO GOOD
KRISTON CAPPS: HOW TO SURVIVE THE CORONAVIRUS HOUSING CRISIS
HARRY CHEADLE: A THIRD OF AMERICANS DIDN'T PAY THEIR RENT OR MORTGAGE IN MAY, SURVEY SAYS
MICHELLE SINGLETARY: FAQ: RENT STRIKES DURING THE PANDEMIC
WHAT RENTERS FEAR MOST DURING COVID-19 FROM APARTMENT GUIDE
MARTIN AUSTERMUHLE: HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PAYING YOUR RENT OR MORTGAGE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC
KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR: CANCEL THE RENT
SARAH MERVOSH: "AN 'AVALANCHE OF EVICTIONS' COULD BE BEARING DOWN ON AMERICA'S RENTERS”
RENAE MERLE: "EVICTIONS ARE LIKELY TO SKYROCKET THIS SUMMER AS JOBS REMAIN SCARCE. BLACK RENTER WILL BE HARD HIT.”
Tenant organizing
MARYLAND COMMUNITIES UNITED CANCEL RENT CAMPAIGN
RENT STRIKE 2020 RESOURCES: THE NEW INQUIRY
REBEL STEPS COVID 19 RENT STRIKE PODCAST
COVID19 EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTIONS MAP
1 in 3 CAN'T PAY THE RENT
RECLAIM RENT CONTROL PLATFORM
WHY & HOW TO GO ON A RENT STRIKE
FORM A TENANTS' UNION
DMV RENT STRIKE TENANT COUNCIL CONNECT
Organizational movements
JOIN BOLTON HILL TENANTS: EMAIL NOW
RENT FREEZE OR RENT STRIKE 2020
AUTONOMOUS TENANTS UNION COVID 19
HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL NEW YORK
WE STRIKE TOGETHER
OUR HOMES, OUR HEALTH
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL: COVID-19
RECLAIMING OUR HOMES
HOMES GUARANTEE
DC TENANTS UNION
METRO DC DSA'S TENANT'S RIGHTS PROJECT
RENT STRIKE DMV LINKTREE
Petitions + apps
BALTIMORE CITY 20/20 VISION DEVELOPMENT W/OUT DISPLACEMENT
BALTIMORE COUNTY COVID-19 EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM: APPLY
JOIN THE TELEGRAM RENT STRIKE CHAT
SUSPEND RENT, HOUSE THE HOMELESS
COVID-19 TEMPORARY RENT SUPPORT
CANCEL THE RENTS NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST
RENTSDUE.ORG
MAY DAY: CAN'T PAY SIGN HERE
RENT STRIKE 2020 SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN
#CANCELRENT, #CANCELMORTGAGES, BEYOND RECOVERY DEMDANS (SIGN ON)
HOUSING JUSTICE PLATFORM: ENDORSE
COVID-19+HOMES GUARANTEE: TAKE ACTION
DON'T REAUTHORIZE BROKEN RENT CONTROL
CANCEL RENTS & MORTGAGES DC
Toolkits + organizational examples
Toolkits
EVICTION PREVENTION BALTIMORE CITY
RENT STRIKE 2020 TOOLKIT
COVID 19 TENANT ORGANIZING TOOLKIT
ORGANIZERS' LETTER TO LANDLORD TEMPLATE
EX FORM LETTER TO SHARE EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY IN DECISION TO STRIKE
LA TENANTS UNION COVID DEMANDS ARTICLE (AS AN EXAMPLE)
CA COVID RENT STRIKE SAMPLE LETTERS
COVID19 TENANT ORGANIZING GUIDE: PHILADELPHIA TENANTS UNION
RENT STRIKE RESOURCE PACK FOR 2020 PANDEMIC
KEEP YOUR RENT
HOUSING COUNCELING SERVICES
5 DEMANDS GRAPHICS
RENT STRIKE: DEMANDS GRAPHICS: MEMES
RENT STRIKE COVID HANDBOOK
RENT STRIKE TOOLKIT: 5 DEMANDS
EVICTION LAB'S COVID-19 HOUSING RESOURCES & TOOLS RESOURCE
Forms + letters
COVID-19 TEMPORARY RENT SUPPORT
RENT STRIKE BALTIMORE'S LANDLORD ACCOUNTABILITY FORM
KEEP YOUR RENT. FIND YOUR NEIGHBORS FORM
EX FORM LETTER TO SHARE EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY
IN DECISION TO STRIKE
ORGANIZERS' LETTER TO LANDLORD TEMPLATE
BALTIMORE EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES
BALTIMORE CITY EVICTION PREVENTION INFO
LEGAL RESOURCES FOR RENTERS IN BALTIMORE CITY
COVID-19 EVICTION DEFENSE PROJECT
EVICTION LAB'S EVICTION TRACKING SYSTEM
HOUSING COUNCELING SERVICES
THE TENANTS WILL WIN: TANC PANDEMIC ORGANIZING GUIDE
BEYOND RECOVERY: CANCEL RENT, MORTGAGES, GUARANTEE HOMES FOR ALL
JUST SHELTER: COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP WITH EVICATION
HELLO LANDLORD: CAN'T PAY YOUR RENT? WE CAN HELP
FANNIE MAE RENTERS RESOURCE FINDER
IS MY APARTMENT BUILDING FINANCED BY FREDDIE MAC?
DC EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Programs + networks
EVICTION PREVENTION BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES
BALTIMORE CITY EVICTION PREVENTION INFO
LEGAL RESOURCES FOR RENTERS IN BALTIMORE CITY
HOUSING COUNCELING SERVICES
THE TENANTS WILL WIN: TANC PANDEMIC ORGANIZING GUIDE
BEYOND RECOVERY: CANCEL RENT, MORTGAGES, GUARANTEE
HOMES FOR ALL
JUST SHELTER: COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP WITH EVICTION
HELLO LANDLORD: CAN'T PAY YOUR RENT? WE CAN HELP
FANNIE MAE RENTERS RESOURCE FINDER
IS MY APARTMENT BUILDING FINANCED BY FREDDIE MAC?
COVID-19 EVICTION DEFENSE PROJECT
EVICTION LAB'S EVICTION TRACKING SYSTEM