landlord
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White, a former pub landlord, has resurrected his old hospitality skills to lead the front of house team, serving up dishes and chatting to guests.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It turns out that this amount of rent is now close to what the typical Portland landlord charges without any subsidy.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
"But last night our landlord said we could not stay in her house," the 27-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Welltower is a landlord and relies on operators such as Sunrise Senior Living and Atria Senior Living to run the communities, hire caregivers, market apartments and care for residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“No doubt he would be, if he could,” returned the landlord, “but he can’t. And why? Because Pumblechook done everything for him.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Social landlords and private-sector companies have both said it currently takes too long to get permission to develop properties.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Between 1991 and 2024, a dozen studies concluded that many more people could benefit if the money were spent on rental vouchers, which let consumers, rather than the government, decide which landlords get tax subsidies.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
In a highly publicized case in 2024, the federal government sued a company whose algorithmic pricing software was used by large landlords to share private rental data, recommend prices and drive apartment rents up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Department of Justice sued RealPage, a Texas-based software company, alleging it gathered private data from landlords to set rent prices and make it difficult for property managers to deviate from these price recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The top two floors of the house are occupied by their landlords, the Montgomerys, a Harvard sociology professor and his wife.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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