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Why some tenants in Raytown, Missouri, are on a rent strike

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published January 1, 2026 at 11:51 AM EST

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee speaks with tenant organizer Tara Raghuveer about a rent strike in Raytown, Missouri, that enters its fourth month on Thursday, and why rent strikes are becoming a strategy for a growing number of tenants as rents go up and conditions deteriorate.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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