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Recent Examples of slumlord
For New Yorkers like my mother who call public housing home, Trump left them behind — like a slumlord abandoning his tenants.
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Ritchie Torres, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
The tenants accused Aslanian of being a slumlord, harrassing and threatening them in his attempts to empty the apartments.
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This tiny apartment costs $7 a month.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Whitney, the daughter of slumlords, sees herself as a different breed of real-estate entrepreneur.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
Whitney first went into the HGTV show with two goals: to make a killing in local real estate, and to publicly establish a do-gooder identity that’s in sharp contrast to the reputation of her slumlord parents.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
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Noun
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The two played Lucy and Desi's landlords, who often fought on the show — but those fights reportedly spilled into real life, too.—
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Other protections spell out responsibilities for landlords when affordable properties are sold, including a requirement that a new owner either cover relocation benefits or give existing renters a three-month grace period before raising rents and rescreening tenants.—
Noun
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In 2013, the FBI got a letter that claimed to be from John Anglin, CNN affiliate KPIX reported.—
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Trace posted a follow-up message after his first letter, claiming his adoptive father was threatening him with legal action over the initial letter.—
Noun
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The lessor placed firm orders for up to 20 737-8 jets with options for 10 more.—
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On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.—
Noun
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That's nearly double the average income for a New York City renter, Fee said.—
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Other protections spell out responsibilities for landlords when affordable properties are sold, including a requirement that a new owner either cover relocation benefits or give existing renters a three-month grace period before raising rents and rescreening tenants.—
Noun
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Take, for example, a landowner who sues a factory for polluting a river.—
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Trump and Elon Musk — a South African immigrant — have accused the country’s government in Pretoria, which is Musk’s hometown, of instituting anti-white laws and policies, and fueling violence against white landowners in the nation that for decades was the home of apartheid.—
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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