Kitchen cabinets ripped off the wallHuman waste  on the carpet .Toilets broken off at the base .A house so vile you wear a tyvek suit , with the pants and arms taped shut , a rubber cap over your hair , and a dual filter   face mask . 

It's about keeping your eyes peeled and finding that great deal!

Something else is going on and CoVid is being used as a mask/excuse. 

If there is a maintenance issue, I will be there suited up in my full white protective jumpsuit, gloves, goggles, and respiratory mask. 😊.

You're right that a judge would see through any rhetoric that's masking what equates to blackmail, whether it's paraphrased or not. 

Dust masks and BIG garbage pale.Minor wood working: impact driver & #2 Robertson & Phillips bits.

The dog or 4 year old chewing on the porch rails, window sills, stair rails and claiming 'peeling paint' which can not be painted outside until the temperature comes up. 

@Kevin Allen - These are for Chicago, but likely very similar for other local housing authorities...MOST COMMON FAIL ITEMSInoperable light fixtures and improperly wired electrical outlets (reverse polarity, open ground, hot neutral reverse, etc.)Deteriorated and unstable paint on surfaces (peeling, cracking, chipping, etc.) in units built prior to 1978 where children under the age of six reside or will resideMissing, inoperable or incorrectly mounted smoke and carbon monoxide detectorsBroken or inoperable windows (cracked glass panes, broken locks, drafty frames, etc.)Exposed electrical wires/connections (light fixtures missing globes, electrical junction boxes missing cover plates or knockout plugs, breaker boxes with open sockets, etc.)Broken/faulty door locks and drafty doorsCutting hazards, including protruding sharp nails pipes/metals objects with jagged edges,deteriorated sheet metal, cracked glass blocks on windows,etc.

Originally posted by @Dennis M.

You do have to do it even if the house is peeling for the last 20 years. code enforcement may or may not have cared but they care now.Have you done the I am your new neighbor intro?