Meaning & use
Slumlords
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Landlords who own substandard, poorly maintained rental properties while charging rent, often exploiting low-income tenants.
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Tenants organized to file complaints against the city's worst slumlords.
Investigators found the building's slumlords had ignored repair requests for years.
A note on using this word
The term combines 'slum,' a poor, overcrowded urban area, with 'lord,' underscoring the power imbalance between owner and tenant.
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exploitative landlords
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