Hundreds of landlords and tenants gather outside Danke Apartment’s headquarters in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Since last week, some landlords who hadn’t received rent payments from Danke have been taking action to force tenants to leave, such as cutting off the electricity, Caixin has learned. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Lines of people wait outside Danke’s headquarters Tuesday before they were invited to come inside. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A man holds a paper showing how many people are in line ahead of him. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Landlords and tenants who entered the headquarters wait outside an office where their complaints will be heard. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin