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landlord

[land-lawrd] / ˈlændˌlɔrd /


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In February this year, Triways’s landlord filed eviction papers.

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

University-owned halls of residence and Purpose-Built Student Accommodation are exempt, external and can still offer fixed-term contracts so this change primarily affects students renting from a private landlord.

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

Ma looks kind of mad, so I tell her more about our awful landlord.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Los Angeles County in 2025 passed an ordinance to require landlords in unincorporated areas to provide a way to keep rental units at 82 degrees or below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

She said she'd seen landlords who decided to sell their property because of the amount of tax but tenants couldn't afford to buy the homes.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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

“If landlords start to restrict portable solar in California, we’ll simply have to go back to the Legislature and expand the state’s Solar Rights Act,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

It had felt like one long snow day, and—best yet—his mom had said that the landlords weren’t allowed to evict anyone, so they wouldn’t have to move.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman


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