In true Belcher fashion, the family gets stuck in a terrible storm while up in Craggy Neck. The storm is the least of their worries, however, when they are forced to take shelter with the mysterious owner of a large beach home.

With the threat of a rent increase on Ocean Avenue, Bob and the other tenants organize a rent strike only to discover they will have to compete with each other on the grounds of Mr. Fischoeder's estate in order to keep their rents reasonable.