Slumlord Law and Legal Definition. A slumlord is an unscrupulous landlord who milks a property without concern for tenants, neighborhoods or their own long term interests. Slumlords overcharge for property in poor neighborhoods that is kept in poor repair and allowed to deteriorate. Some indicators of property run by a slumlord include number of police calls, and city and county code violations on the properties.  3.
The tree branches are like the bare bones of an old skeleton rattling in a fierce, cold wind. Tonight, a feud that has lasted generations will end violently, and permanently. That's the dramatic set up for the short story The Interlopers by the British writer H.H. Munro, who wrote under the pen name Saki. Through a couple of ironic twists, the story explores the foolishness in carrying hatred to the extreme and reveals how powerless we are against the forces of nature.
Gregor the Overlander. The first book of The Underland Chronicles written by Suzanne Collins is Gregor the Overlander which was published in year 2003. The book became the New York Times Bestselling series and received the Kirkus Reviews Editors Choice in 2003. Gregor the Overlander received the 2004 NIBA childrenâs novel award and many such important titles.