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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 landlord claims that Device owes more than $23,000 in rental obligations, the lawsuit shows.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The landlord had installed steel security doors to prevent squatters from occupying empty apartments.—
Benjamin Cunningham Edu Bayer,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The letter was postmarked in London two days later, on April 12.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Submit a letter to the editor at freep.com/letters.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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But here's the rub at tax time: The EV tax credit belongs to the lessor, not the driver who agreed to lease the car or truck.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Playing to Polis’ support of free markets and saving people money, the two lawmakers accused landlords using algorithms of interfering with the housing market, at the cost of renters.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Apr. 2025
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Detroit’s stricter housing regulations may have improved conditions for some renters, but a report by Outlier Media shows that only 8% of landlords are in compliance, leaving legacy residents in subpar rentals at higher prices.—
John Kuk,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025
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These easements restrict the landowners’ uses of the land to activities compatible with wildlife conservation, such as ranching, timber production and other sustainable activities.—
Reed Frederick Noss,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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Since 1969, Maryland has levied a 0.5 percent transfer tax on real estate sales and used it for Program Open Space, which enables the state to acquire green spaces from voluntary sellers and purchase conservation easements from private landowners.—
Andrew Mangum,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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