How to Use landlord in a Sentence

landlord

noun
  • The landlord warned us about the steepness of these stairs and then promptly fell down them.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • Both closed when the landlord sold the building last year, and now the property has been flattened.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The woman said the landlord then gave her a 3-day eviction notice, court records read.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Across Europe, landlords are hurting, with more pain to come.
    Sara Marley, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2023
  • The county began sending $500 to his landlord last month.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Still, landlords are finding a way to attract renters, whether that’s a one-time discount or a few months free per Redfin.
    Byalena Botros, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The large amount of space available for sublet is also driving down the rents that landlords are able to get on new leases.
    Matthew Haag, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • The order led days later to the city dropping its claims against the seller and landlord, and the criminal case being dropped.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • But last month, the landlord handed out eviction notices again.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The landlord has not been identified by police, while CBC reported the dispute may have been over mold in the home.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • The landlord is now in the process of evicting him -- not only because of the lies, but also because the hoarding level of filth has damaged the house.
    Abigail Van Buren, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Many of the commercial landlords on the hook for the loans are vulnerable to default in part because of the way their loans are structured.
    Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 6 June 2023
  • Do big investors cause rents to rise or do rising rents attract big landlords?
    Calmatters, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Lowe paid the landlord Hampton’s back rent and arranged the purchase of the entire assembly for the museum.
    Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Biden also urged tolerance and compassion in the U.S., days after a landlord stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • That includes people who can’t afford the care, have a conflict with their landlord, are moving or have no home.
    Michael Hill, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • As a result, many office landlords have slashed rent or sold off properties at a loss.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • In the Chicago area, a landlord is charged with murder and hate crimes for a stabbing that killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and wounded his mother.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Can my landlord raise my rent if the property’s value has increased?
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2024
  • One of the notable reveals of Season 2 is the real identity of Selene, Rand's lover and landlord.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Office work is becoming a relic of the past, and commercial landlords are learning this the hard way.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 4 May 2023

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