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landlord

[land-lawrd] / ˈlændˌlɔrd /


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In an October letter to the landlord, a small-business lender and four MCA funders, the lawyer said Triways owed the MCAs more than $700,000, and its net operating income was about $120,000 after rent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“If a tenant of mine wanted a panel, I would deny it,” one landlord wrote in the comments of a recent L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Sue stresses that she supports the aim of the legislation to give tenants greater security and that students should be able to move out if their landlord is not carrying out repairs.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Fillol said her landlord refused to make repairs, telling her and the other tenants they would struggle to find affordable alternatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mr. Beiderman, the landlord at the red brownstone on 141st Street, refuses to renew the lease held by the Vanderbeeker family.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

There have been some efforts to require landlords to cool down their units.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

In fact, landlords preferred to rent to Haitians who were willing to pay higher prices, and even withdrew 200 properties from a federal housing-voucher program for low-income families.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

But renters may have to navigate another layer of permissions: landlords.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, greater flexibility for students to leave tenancies also means less certainty for landlords.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Or perhaps Mia would have left behind some kind of statement: a mess to clean up, broken windows or smashed walls, one last middle finger to her landlords.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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