[quote=Hatfield][quote=HLS]Some landlords prefer a tenant who is always late and pays late charges 😉
You are an ideal tenant only in your eyes….[/quote]
LOL, just like credit card companies.

I agree that it might make sense to try to contact the owner by pulling the property records and sending a letter to the address where the tax bills go. I would say something like: As you probably know, I’ve lived here for 7 years and I’m pretty happy living in this house, but I’m having X, Y, Z issues with the property manager. I’ve been unsuccessful, after many requests, to get the issues addressed or even acknowledged. I’m not sure whether you’re aware of these issues so i wanted to contact you directly. I am hoping we can get these resolved so I can keep living here.

If the landlord wanted you out, he’d probably just raise the rent, or not renew the lease. Really, if a landlord wants you to move along, there’s lots of subtle and not-so-subtle ways that will show. Based on what you’ve written, this sounds more like benign neglect. Property manager sucks, but landlord knows nothing because there’s no turnover and the checks keep coming.[/quote]

I wouldn’t even bother to try to bring up the living 7 years and eing a good tenant. I would simply bring it up things from the angle of “what’s in it for me?” as the property owner.

For example…

“Your house has a maintenance issue. The PM so far has been unresponsive to getting it fixed. I am contacting you because I am concerned that if this issue isn’t fixed, it could cause severe property damage to your property and expose you to unnecessary liability….”

When you contact the owner, you got to put it in there terms and think how they will think: “what’s in it for me?”

Mention (a) property damage and (b) liability, and leave off all the other personal things about how great you are as a tenant, because chances are they won’t give a shit about that.