Word: landlordism
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...Harvard must recognize that its obligation to the City of Cambridge goes far beyond education. The University's activities as Cambridge's largest property holder, landlord and number-one corporate citizen profoundly effect the lives of many Cantibrigians...
...added that with respect totenant-landlord relations and Harvard development,some progress has been made. "Harvard has begun toset up channels of communication with thecommunity, and there is a new openness on the partof certain administrators," he said...
...political power seems insubstantial, he has considerable monetary influence. He is believed to be one of the richest men outside the Arab world. Queen Elizabeth II's fortune has been estimated at between $20 and $140 million, and Charles stands to inherit this when he becomes King Charles III. Landlord of the entire Duchy of Cornwall, which includes 131, 744 acres in nine counties, the Prince boasts among his holdings Dartmoor Prison and castles throughout Great Britain. When he becomes king, he will also gain the Duchy of Lancaster which has revenues about twice the size of Cornwall's. Cornwall...
...estate to a young Western power for $7 million, what was really signed (and nicknamed Seward's folly) was only a 99-year lease. A crucial clause allows the Soviet Union to reclaim its property by paying a large sum in gold before the lease expires. Brezhnev, a stonehearted landlord, rubs his hands and plots eviction. Will Scott and the female bass-fiddle player who has befriended him make it across the right border? Will the property end up in the wrong hands? The questions are well worth pursuing to their odd conclusions. Rival thrillers may offer a more glamorously...
...neglected to make a concerted, institutional response to the specific problem of homelessness in the City of Cambridge. Although Harvard cannot be expected to solve the all the problems of urban poverty, it can lend a helping hand in its capacity as the city's largest property owner, landlord and number one corporate citizen...