How to Use landlord in a Sentence

landlord

noun
  • In such cases, the landlord might just have the area cleaned.
    Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • The sign on the door said the landlord had taken over the property and changed the locks in the process.
    Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
  • Your landlord must tell you the name and address of the bank, and the account number.
    Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 1 June 2024
  • The landlord warned us about the steepness of these stairs and then promptly fell down them.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The Ravens agreed to a new lease with the state of Maryland, the team’s landlord, in January.
    Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Café Tropical failed to pay the back rent and did not move out, the landlord claimed in the suit, which was filed Nov. 17.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The name of the group came from what their landlord scribbled on their mailbox: Hall & Oates.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The landlord said his daughter had been seen with two black eyes.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Her landlord, who lives abroad, told Isaa the apartment next door was hit.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But the property was sold this year and the new landlord had other plans for it.
    Ariel Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The news is the latest blow to Europe’s most troubled large landlord.
    WSJ, 22 June 2023
  • Long said the landlord has agreed to extend the lease for another 10 years.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024
  • Both closed when the landlord sold the building last year, and now the property has been flattened.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But in 2023, the landlord of her Lower East Side bakery put the building up for sale.
    Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The woman said the landlord then gave her a 3-day eviction notice, court records read.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Painter moved out only after the landlord made plans to renovate the unit and raise the rent.
    Renuka Rayasam, CNN, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Mitchell said many of the landlords struggling most were people of color.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Some landlords will default — leaving the banks holding the bag.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Some lucky guests have even bumped into the landlord during their stay.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Each month, landlords can change the terms of the rental agreement, which includes increasing the cost of rent.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
  • That year, the landlord Penn Warehousing hiked the rent by double.
    Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
  • In a letter taped to the inside of the glass front door at suite 115, the landlord’s lawyer says the tenant — Ashglen Inc. — defaulted on the lease.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Seeks a 5% cap on rent hikes for corporate landlords, for two years.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The landlord claims to be due back rent and damages as a result of Francis’s escape.
    Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Check to see if the landlord or real estate agent’s name matches on each one.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
  • If the renter can't pay the amount and doesn't move out, a landlord can start eviction proceedings that move quickly.
    AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Across Europe, landlords are hurting, with more pain to come.
    Sara Marley, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2023
  • To make that happen, Herrington has launched a fundraising drive to buy the land from her landlord.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
  • My landlord owned the building and had a downstairs apartment with a garden.
    Dave Schilling, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
  • If your landlord allowed to turn off the heat or electricity in the winter?
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024

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