Every defining characteristic of a landlord-tenant relationship is present in the relationship between a "property owner" and the government.
The purchase price of your house is your security deposit.
Property taxes are the rent you pay. If you don't pay you are evicted.
Zoning laws, building codes, and additional regulations are conditions of your lease.
If the government can make more rent money off a new tenent, it will evict you (through eminent domain).
Free country, my arse.