absentee landlord

noun

1. a landlord who owns but is not resident in a property.

absentee landlord

noun

1. a landlord who does not live in or near a property from which he draws an income

Example Sentences

The 48,000-square-foot triangular lot at South Alameda and East 14th streets, where the fire tore through, had been leased by an absentee landlord, who subleased parcels of the property to others and failed to pay Caltrans rent for more than a year, according to the state.

From Los Angeles Times

The S.E.C. acts “like an absentee landlord,” he said.

From New York Times

And the pro-Trump house was actually owned by an absentee landlord who lives in Florida.

From New York Times

Trump is the political version of a Florida-based absentee landlord.

From New York Times

The idea of evictions and lack of access to housing is particularly resonant, Mr. Doyle said, because of Ireland’s centuries under British rule, during which the callous absentee landlord became a byword for oppression.

From New York Times