slumlord

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Recent Examples on the Web While crammed in tiny apartments, Black families struggled with slumlords and poor living conditions. Tanikia Carpenter, Parents, 19 Nov. 2023 What Safdie and Fielder have created on Curse, at least on the surface level, is a sharp, unstinting satire of White privilege and guilt (Whitney is constantly having to distance herself from her parents, who are widely regarded as slumlords). Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023 Whitney is the daughter of a pair of local slumlords (played by Corbin Bernsen and Constance Shulman). Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023 Rodents, mold and trash:Louisville housing agency a ‘slumlord,’ council member says Reach reporter Bailey Loosemore at bloosemore@courier-journal.com, 502-582-4646 or on Twitter @bloosemore. The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for slumlord 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumlord
Noun
  • Ricardo divided society into three rivalrous classes—landlords, capitalists, and workers—and showed how the landlords were able to take the lion’s share of the economic surplus by virtue of owning, and charging rent on, a scarce and valuable resource: land.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Like many office landlords who borrowed before the pandemic, Trump now has a building that is worth less than its mortgage balance on paper.
    Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The best way to clean will often be indicated with a letter.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In her November 2024 letter, editor in chief Jamila Robinson reflects on how to make the holiday meaningful.
    Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In these cases, the Executor often negotiates an early termination with the lessor. 3.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Insurance companies argue that lessors should have done more to repossess the planes from Russia–and that the U.S. is in a de facto war with Russia, which would void some claims.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Opponents say the burden will unfairly shift onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement If a guest is injured on your property, the personal liability coverage in most homeowners or renters insurance policies will pay for up to $500,000 in claims per person injured.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Private landowners were also in the mix, bringing the risk of suburban development to the viewshed.
    Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Prominent landowner Andrew Jackson, who possesses thousands of acres of critical habitat, is part of the effort.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024

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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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