landlord
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A different Lord Buckethead stood in 1987 and 1992, while comedian Al Murray's pub landlord stood against Farage in 2015.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The landlord has not been here in months, so I assume it was a previous tenant.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Cakrani said Shehu’s involvement was solely as a landlord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Often, they simply take existing listings and repost them, collecting as much money as they can before victims learn they were never in touch with a legitimate landlord.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
‘And the landlord seems to have heard something. Why did he press us to join the company? And why on earth did we behave so foolishly: we ought to have stayed quiet in here.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Newkirk noted that many landlords won’t allow their tenants to keep pets, reducing the number of potential homes for shelter animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
They formed relationships with landlords and building superintendents in order to exclusively list an apartment, charge tenants sky-high fees and then split the profit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Renters' Rights Act was brought in to give more stability and security to the 11 million people who rent from private landlords.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
That, combined with big upward adjustments to rateable values of pub premises, left landlords with the prospect of much higher rates bills.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The worst bore down upon the Irish in the 1840s, when the potato crop, their food of life, rotted in the ground for four years running, and landlords heartlessly threw their tenants into the streets.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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