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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.


slumlord [ˈslʌmˌlɔːd]
n
Informal chiefly US and Canadian an absentee landlord of slum property, esp one who profiteers


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