How to Use landlord in a Sentence
landlord
noun-
Worse yet, due to a rent miscalculation, her landlord threatened to evict her and her family.
— Renee Hsia, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 -
What's next: As people postpone house purchases, less new apartment construction paves the way for landlords to raise rents.
— Shawna Chen, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024 -
Jim Rash is the last surprise cameo of the season, appearing in the finale as Sherri's difficult landlord.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Don’t underestimate its ability to bounce back, says the boss of one of its biggest landlord, Shaftesbury Plc.
— Charles Capel, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Many of the buildings involve mom-and-pop landlords, with 80% of the buildings comprised of three to eight units and mostly tenants from lower-income families.
— Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Tenants and tenant advocates spoke in favor of the provisions during Friday’s meeting, while a number of small landlords and landlord groups spoke out against them.
— Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Two months after Prop C passed, a coalition of landlord, business and taxpayer groups that had opposed the measure sued in an attempt to invalidate it.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023 -
After sudden eviction by their prejudiced landlord, Laila and Roshni, two transwomen, must put their wits together to find a home and reclaim their place in society.
— Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023 -
In such cases, the landlord might just have the area cleaned.
— Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 30 July 2024 -
The sign on the door said the landlord had taken over the property and changed the locks in the process.
— Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024 -
Your landlord must tell you the name and address of the bank, and the account number.
— Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 1 June 2024 -
The landlord warned us about the steepness of these stairs and then promptly fell down them.
— Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The Ravens agreed to a new lease with the state of Maryland, the team’s landlord, in January.
— Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023 -
Café Tropical failed to pay the back rent and did not move out, the landlord claimed in the suit, which was filed Nov. 17.
— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023 -
The name of the group came from what their landlord scribbled on their mailbox: Hall & Oates.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Her landlord, who lives abroad, told Isaa the apartment next door was hit.
— Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 -
But the property was sold this year and the new landlord had other plans for it.
— Ariel Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023 -
The news is the latest blow to Europe’s most troubled large landlord.
— WSJ, 22 June 2023 -
Long said the landlord has agreed to extend the lease for another 10 years.
— Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2024 -
Both closed when the landlord sold the building last year, and now the property has been flattened.
— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023 -
But in 2023, the landlord of her Lower East Side bakery put the building up for sale.
— Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024 -
The woman said the landlord then gave her a 3-day eviction notice, court records read.
— Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Mitchell said many of the landlords struggling most were people of color.
— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023 -
Some landlords will default — leaving the banks holding the bag.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 -
Some lucky guests have even bumped into the landlord during their stay.
— Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Each month, landlords can change the terms of the rental agreement, which includes increasing the cost of rent.
— Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024 -
That year, the landlord Penn Warehousing hiked the rent by double.
— Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024 -
In a letter taped to the inside of the glass front door at suite 115, the landlord’s lawyer says the tenant — Ashglen Inc. — defaulted on the lease.
— Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024 -
If the renter can't pay the amount and doesn't move out, a landlord can start eviction proceedings that move quickly.
— AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2023 -
Across Europe, landlords are hurting, with more pain to come.
— Sara Marley, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2023
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