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landlord

[land-lawrd] / ˈlændˌlɔrd /


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The changes would cover the estimated five million leaseholders in England and Wales who can be forced to pay a landlord for simple changes to their home, despite having bought it.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Before you sell or become a landlord, get two or three estimates for making the stairwell safer or eliminating the problem altogether.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Her landlord couldn’t picture a grocery store behind the building’s dented roll-up gate until she walked him through her plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

For owners who locked in a 2% or 3% mortgage several years ago, temporarily becoming a landlord can be a compelling alternative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I’ll get to be less desperate for a while—I’ll pay off the rent that I owe, which should calm my landlord down for now.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Mazariegos said homeless prevention starts with enforcing a “huge list” of the city’s tenant rights laws, including rent control and prohibitions against landlords harassing tenants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Critics argue that the exemption is too broad and should have included only victims whose primary residence was destroyed as opposed to landlords or investors with portfolios of properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Now, Rayner is taking aim at the web of management companies that operate between leaseholders and their effective landlords.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They audited the street, tracking down absent landlords, and logging what was empty and why.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

A man store owners and landlords liked because he set the children’s toys in a neat row when they left them scattered on the sidewalk.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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