law: Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 
  41. Definition of landlord for the purpose of
  
  Chapter VIII. 
  For the purposes of this Chapter, landlord
  
  means a landlord who is,-
  (a) a person who has created a service tenancy
  
  in respect of his premises or a part thereof in favor of his employee under
  
  section 22;
  (b) a member of the armed forces of the Union
  
  or a scientist or a Government servant or a successor-in-interest, referred to
  
  in section 23; or
  (c) ' a person who has given premises on
  
  license for residence or a successor-in-interest referred to in section 24.