0 a person who rents out houses and flats that are in poor areas and in poor condition, often charging unfairly high rents:
Another part of the mayor's plan is to prevent slumlords from converting deteriorated apartment buildings into high-priced condominiums.
As these areas grow more crowded, the makeshift dwellings they contain become more profitable for the slumlords who own them.
We are taking a firm stand and saying loudly that Gresham will not tolerate inhumane living conditions or the slumlords that provide them.
