slumlord

noun

slum·lord ˈsləm-ˌlȯrd

: a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard, poorly maintained properties

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For New Yorkers like my mother who call public housing home, Trump left them behind — like a slumlord abandoning his tenants. —

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. World & Nation 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 See all Example Sentences for slumlord