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Slumlord
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an owner of a house of land in a location where people are exceedingly poor and have really bad living conditions, who demands rents more than one can afford
Examples
The city cracked down on slumlords who neglected their properties, leaving tenants living in squalor.
Despite numerous complaints from residents, the slumlord refused to make necessary repairs to the rundown apartment building.
