Sztrájk a lakhatásért. A 20. század eleji fővárosi lakáskrízis kezelésének kérdései a Hétház példáján
Strike for Housing: Issues of Addressing the Budapest Housing Crisis in the Early Twentieth Century through the Example of the Hétház Tenement

Summary/Abstract: Budapest housing shortage, which had been deepening from the end of the nineteenth century onwards, brought on severe tensions causing a series of housing movements by the early twentieth century. The present study examines the story of the residents of Hétház, primarily by reconstructing their strategies to improve their housing situation. The conflict broke out in the tenement following a rent increase in May 1910, and several violent episodes ensued. The situation remained unresolved for months until significant police force was deployed and all tenants were evicted during a raid. The Hétház case directed the limelight on the city’s housing crisis and escalated into social issues and concerns for public safety. In addition to tracing the changing perceptions of the residents and the factors that turned the initial sympathy to criminalization, the study analyses news coverage in daily newspapers and police reports to reveal how the residential strike assumed political overtones over time.

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