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as in proprietor
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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The startup says it's found a way to win over commercial landlords, who traditionally have little reason to go solar.
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Between January and September of this year, landlords filed to evict renters 65,651 times, according to the Maricopa County Justice Courts.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Indeed, retail transformation has undoubtedly been aided by the fact that a significant chunk of Oslo’s retail center is owned by a single landlord – Promenaden Management – which is one of those to have pointed to coolcationing as a driver of growth.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Her landlord had only raised the rent of her northwest side home about $50 since the beginning of the pandemic.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Between January and September of this year, landlords filed to evict renters 65,651 times, according to the Maricopa County Justice Courts.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Indeed, retail transformation has undoubtedly been aided by the fact that a significant chunk of Oslo’s retail center is owned by a single landlord – Promenaden Management – which is one of those to have pointed to coolcationing as a driver of growth.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Her landlord had only raised the rent of her northwest side home about $50 since the beginning of the pandemic.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlord. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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