How to Use landlord in a Sentence

landlord

noun
  • The renter just pays the landlord.
    — Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The landlord said it's been cleaned up.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Their rent will go up when their landlords’ tax bills rise.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The house had sold, and the new landlord had raised the rent.
    — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • When can Texas landlords charge a late fee?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • My landlord is texting me about my oven.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Who wants your great-uncle to be your landlord?
    — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • That’s a landlord who only talks to you on rent day.
    — Matthew Henick, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • My landlord pays for water and gas.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The landlord said his daughter had been seen with two black eyes.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • In such cases, the landlord might just have the area cleaned.
    — Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • The email was set up by the building’s landlord.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • No other landlord would rent to her.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • The past landlord owned the building for decades.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But the landlord isn’t going to budge.
    — Eddie Huang, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That could bring issues with the landlord.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • But landlords are doing just fine.
    — Sumathy Kumar, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • What are landlords’ issues with rent freezes?
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 June 2026
  • The landlord smiled, shaking his head.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • The cloud floated in front of the image of the landlord in the case.
    — cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The back rent is not forgiven and must be paid back to the landlord.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Is your landlord doing enough to take care of the building as a whole?
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2026
  • How much can Texas landlords legally charge in late fees?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • As fate would have it, Prime’s landlord is from Trinidad, too.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • Some lucky guests have even bumped into the landlord during their stay.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Can landlords force you to keep windows shut in winter?
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The landlord lobby doesn’t care if your apartment is safe.
    — Sumathy Kumar, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Instead of fixing it, her landlord took her to court.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • When landlords are unable to debt service their loans.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Her landlord, who lives abroad, told Isaa the apartment next door was hit.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024

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