absentee landlord
Remote property holder
An absentee landlord owns rental property but doesn't live nearby or actively manage it.
The term usually carries negative connotations—suggesting neglect, deferred maintenance, or indifference to tenants' concerns: The building's problems stem from an absentee landlord who hasn't visited in years.
Historically applied to English landowners who extracted rents from Irish estates while living in England.
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