Kansas City Rent Strike ALMOST Explained

Credit to one of our KICK-ASS READERS for sending that old-school photo.

And now . . . 

The only thing I'm not clear on . . .

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE POOR SAPS WHO SKIPPED RENT IF THIS SCHEME DOESN'T WORK?!?

We hope they're creating an emergency fund but this group has left quite a few broke-ass people in a bad place after election season.

And so . . . 

We're glad to seem some reporting on strategy . . . However, there's still not much regard for locals on the low-end who mistakenly think that "earned media" will improve their living situation. 

Check-it . . .

Two tenant unions in the Kansas City area, representing one apartment building in downtown Kansas City and another in eastern Independence, have collectively agreed to withhold their rent starting in October as part of citywide tenants union KC Tenants’ first-ever coordinated rent strike.

Members of the Quality Hill Towers Tenant Union and the Independence Towers Tenant Union voted to authorize a rent strike after they say months of negotiating with landlords and federal regulators to improve deteriorating living conditions did not yield any improvements.

Tenants across both properties are withholding more than $60,000 in rent for October as a result of the strike, according to KC Tenants.

“The idea is to create a financial crisis for the boss or for the landlord that forces them to the negotiating table,” said KC Tenants Director Tara Raghuveer.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

2 Kansas City-area apartment buildings go on rent strike over conditions: 'Nothing left to lose'

Tenants in Quality Hill Towers and Independence Towers have dealt with deteriorating living conditions that have gone unaddressed by their landlords. With no commitments from their landlord, the two tenant unions voted to begin withholding their rent this month.