A landlord is the owner of property such as a farm, house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate that is rented or leased to an individual or business, known as a tenant (also called a lessee or renter). The term landlord applies when a juristic person occupies this position.
Who would you be renting from?
Renters coop for instance. The state or city is could be another example
Coop, state or city would be the landlord (the entity owning the place) in those cases