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Recent Examples of slumlord
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.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
While crammed in tiny apartments, Black families struggled with slumlords and poor living conditions.
—Tanikia Carpenter, Parents, 19 Nov. 2023
What Safdie and Fielder have created on Curse, at least on the surface level, is a sharp, unstinting satire of White privilege and guilt (Whitney is constantly having to distance herself from her parents, who are widely regarded as slumlords).
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Whitney is the daughter of a pair of local slumlords (played by Corbin Bernsen and Constance Shulman).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
While crammed in tiny apartments, Black families struggled with slumlords and poor living conditions.
—Tanikia Carpenter, Parents, 19 Nov. 2023
What Safdie and Fielder have created on Curse, at least on the surface level, is a sharp, unstinting satire of White privilege and guilt (Whitney is constantly having to distance herself from her parents, who are widely regarded as slumlords).
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Whitney is the daughter of a pair of local slumlords (played by Corbin Bernsen and Constance Shulman).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumlord
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For properties that had been leased or listed in the previous year, landlords are barred from hiking rents by more than 10%.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tenants can call 311 to report problems getting a landlord to address health and safety or maintenance issues.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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The petition came after the brothers’ attorney submitted new evidence, including a letter purportedly written by Erik Menendez to his cousin, which alludes to alleged abuse uncovered by Robert Rand, a journalist who covered the case since its inception and author of The Menendez Murders.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her letter also encouraged employees to report on colleagues who were not compliant.—
Teddy Rosenbluth,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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The average monthly rent for these matches is $609, but some lessors provide rooms in exchange for services, such as help with yard work, meal preparation, housekeeping and companionship.—
Lauren J. Mapp,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2024
Noun
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The conditions are harsh, with crazy winds and parched terrain cooking up one calamity after another, and anyone who isn’t on edge is either in denial, sedated or a renter.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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To work around this issue, experts urge renters to carve out ample time for their search.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Sixty miles south of the North Carolina border, a South Carolina state worker six years ago posted a notice announcing that a landowner wanted to build 18 chicken barns near that spot in Mountville.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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But no landowners have been compensated yet as habitat assessments are still being conducted.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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