slumlord

[ sluhm-lawrd ]
/ ˈslʌmˌlɔrd /

noun

a landlord who owns slum buildings, especially one who fails to maintain or improve the buildings and charges tenants exorbitant rents.

Origin of slumlord

First recorded in 1950–55; slum + lord

British Dictionary definitions for slumlord

slumlord
/ (ˈslʌmˌlɔːd) /

noun

informal, mainly US and Canadian an absentee landlord of slum property, esp one who profiteers