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tenant

[ten-uhnt] / ˈtɛn ənt /


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Then he fielded questions from members of the audience, who raised concerns about tenant evictions and taxes in between trips to the buffet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Efa Akutekha, a 35-year-old digital marketing producer with about 20,000 followers on TikTok, praised Raman’s work strengthening the city’s tenant protections and pushing for an expansion of L.A.’s unarmed crisis response teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Evicting a tenant through the court system can be a time consuming and costly process for landlords.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The “membership and other income” line on its financial disclosures — a metric that includes money made from member fees and things like rental and tenant income — came in at around $1.84 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

"A smile that could break your heart," Sydelle Pulaski, the tenant in 3c, always said.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

Raman’s version of socialism has centered on protecting tenants, expanding transit and bike lanes, and bringing down housing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

In buildings without submeters, tenants are often billed by third-party companies that use opaque formulas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She said tenants had received a warning letter from a debt collection agency about three weeks earlier but had since been "left in the dark" about the situation.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

New Jersey’s law, also passed this year, bars landlords from prohibiting balcony solar while requiring tenants to provide notice and adhere to “reasonable restrictions” on panel size and placement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

With key ring in one hand and candle in the other, Shirley made her way past the frantic tenants to the basement.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord


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