slumlord
noun
slum·lord
ˈsləm-ˌlȯrd 
: a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard, poorly maintained properties
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Victor finds work as a rent collector for a Jewish slumlord, Peter Feldman, the aforementioned Holocaust survivor.
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Zachary Lazar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
For New Yorkers like my mother who call public housing home, Trump left them behind — like a slumlord abandoning his tenants.
—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.
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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
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Zachary Lazar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
For New Yorkers like my mother who call public housing home, Trump left them behind — like a slumlord abandoning his tenants.
—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
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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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