poor tenant
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoorandtenant
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poor
adjective
uk/pɔːr/us/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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tenant
noun[C]
uk/ˈten.ənt/us/ˈten.ənt/
a person who pays rent for the use of land or ...
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(Definition ofpoorandtenantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thepoortenant, whom we are all desirous of protecting, is out in the cold.
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That is where thepoortenantis having a lousy time of it.
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It is always the "rich, rapacious landlord"and the"poortenant".
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Has consideration been given to the present practice of the tribunals of giving thepoortenantthree months' grace after he has secured a reduction of rent?
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He explained that it was a policy based on pure altruism, devised to reduce the debt burden falling on thepoortenant.
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Now, if the agent then declares that the dilapidations are £800, thepoortenantgoes away with only £200, whereas probably the dilapidations were only, perhaps, £100 or whatever.
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It is difficult to foresee what will be left for thepoortenantor landlord at the end of the line.
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I did not suggest that either thepoortenantwith £6 or £7 a week or the £3,000 a year man were council tenants.
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It follows that there are no flues so the house gets damp and thepoortenanthas tremendous electricity bills.
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The landlord will put up the rent, and then thepoortenantwill go along to the rates collector and the tax collector.
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Apoortenantwho has accepted in good faith advice given by the official of a local authority might find an action taken against him by his landlord.
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What about thepoortenantwho is subsidising the wealthy farmers, some of whom are sitting on the benches opposite and who are drawing subsidies?
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It means nothing to the rich tenant, but it means a considerable amount to apoortenant.
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Then there is the greater hardship provision which always works against the tenant, especially thepoortenantwho cannot afford legal advice.
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Landlords and factors are nearly all lawyers, or they have legal advice at their disposal, but the tenant, thepoortenant, has none.
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His family were farmers (though notpoortenantfarmers, as some of his supporters later claimed).
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The unequal distribution of wealth increased between rich property owners andpoortenantfarmers.
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The prosperity ended after 1815, and long-run negative factors began to undermine the economic position of thepoortenantfarmers or crofters, as they were called.
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In an area of high demand, poor tenants will have to move to cheaper accommodation.
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