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slumlord
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slum·lord  (slmlôrd)
n.
An owner of slum property, especially one that overcharges tenants and allows the property to deteriorate.
[slum + (land)lord.]
slumlord [ˈslʌmˌlɔːd]
n
Informal chiefly US and Canadian an absentee landlord of slum property, esp one who profiteers
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An association of landlords may also, if it is more reputable, fight against slum lords and poor landlords, which make all landlords look dirty to the outside spectator.
Association of Landlords ? Your Complete Guide by Linda E. Joy / Law community
Most of the land staked and buildings seized during the Koch Administration's aggressive 1980s housing plan which sought to address the problem of "abandonment" which occurred when millions fled the gritty streets--while simultaneously calling many of the city's worst slum lords to the floor--has been exhausted.
City is getting ahead in race for precious land by Wolffe, Danielle / Real Estate Weekly
Bill Perkins was helpful to a slum lord, reports Glenn Thrush.
Elsewhere: Clinton, Perkins, Couric by Azi Paybarah / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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