absentee landlord
noun
: someone who owns and rents property but does not live on or near the property and rarely visits it
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Federal tax rules ban REITs from running health care facilities, but CareTrust was not an absentee landlord either, according to internal records filed in the case.
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Jordan Rau,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Federal tax rules ban REITs from running health care facilities, but CareTrust was not an absentee landlord either, according to internal records filed in the case.
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Jordan Rau,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Rau,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Federal tax rules ban REITs from running health care facilities, but CareTrust was not an absentee landlord either, according to internal records filed in the case.
—
Jordan Rau,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Absentee landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20landlord. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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