1925 Tenant Movement

The 1925 Tenant Movement (Spanish: Movimiento inquilinario de 1925), also known as the 1925 Tenant Strike (Spanish: Huelga inquilinaria de 1925), was a rent strike, and series of demonstrations in the Republic of Panama. The Tenant Movement was primarily active in the cities of Panama City and Colón, and was organized to achieve rent reductions.

The movement began with the formation of the Liga de Inquilinos y Subistencia ("Tenants' League"), established in June 1925 with the help of the Sindicato General de Trabajadores ("General Workers' Union") with the aim to fight against high and increasing rents. The Tenants' League organized a rent strike which began on 1 October. On the 12 October, the United States intervened to suppress the strikes. Bakers, butchers, chauffeur drivers, and street car drivers undertook work stoppages in support of the rent strike. On 21 October US troops were withdrawn.

The strike resulted in the formation of a Rent Claims Commission, which was intended to mediate disputes between tenants and landlords. Despite this, and as well as the efforts of Panamanian President Rodolfo Chiari, landlords continued to raise rents. Similar conditions would cause a refounded Liga de Inquilinos to organize a rent strike in August 1932.