slumlord
noun
slum·lord
ˈsləm-ˌlȯrd 
: a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard, poorly maintained properties
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His father — real-estate developer, slumlord, and pardoned felon Charles Kushner — was recently confirmed as ambassador to France.
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Brendan O'Connor, Curbed, 7 July 2025
That ordinance included random inspections of rental properties and a public-facing registry of inspections, in hopes of making the industry more transparent for current and prospective tenants and cracking down on slumlords, The Courier Journal previously reported.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Some of his donors are slumlords getting sued by the city for hundreds of open code violations.
—Cea Weaver, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
When a mentally disturbed neighbor sets herself on fire and a slumlord tries to extort money from them, the family gets tangled in the corruption that keeps a stranglehold on the slum’s inhabitants.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Brendan O'Connor, Curbed, 7 July 2025
That ordinance included random inspections of rental properties and a public-facing registry of inspections, in hopes of making the industry more transparent for current and prospective tenants and cracking down on slumlords, The Courier Journal previously reported.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Some of his donors are slumlords getting sued by the city for hundreds of open code violations.
—Cea Weaver, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
When a mentally disturbed neighbor sets herself on fire and a slumlord tries to extort money from them, the family gets tangled in the corruption that keeps a stranglehold on the slum’s inhabitants.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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slumlord
noun
slum·lord
ˈsləm-ˌlȯ(ə)rd
: a landlord who receives high profits from renting substandard housing
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