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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.
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
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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.
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumlord
Noun
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The failure of a Skid Row landlord is the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, a report says.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Why are her landlord and the town of Huntley still coddling her?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Allen sent a letter detailing the violations to St. Hope administrators July 26, giving them 30 days to respond with a plan to remedy the violations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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For example, the museum obtained a letter written by Grace Thorpe to her mother during World War II because someone had found it in an antique shop.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Using off-lease cars is a big win, as nobody cares if a taxi is 3 years old, and so some lessor eats 40% or more of the depreciation on the vehicle.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Citi upgrades Air Lease to buy from neutral Citi said the air craft lessor is well positioned.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Tenants say this type of eviction may be used in retaliation when renters complain about housing conditions or to evict every resident of a building or complex when new ownership purchases the property.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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Only property owners can protest, even though renters will absolutely foot the bill through higher housing costs.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Now the landowner can watch their birdfeeder without fear of a grizzly feeding there, too.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Some landowners refused initial payment from the administration and tried to fight the land grabs in court.—
Zolan Kanno-Youngs,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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