Landlord Tenant Question

[Liberty Kenyon]

Colleague used property manager to manage large apartment complex. Property manager engaged in harassment of tenants, and failed to enforce maintenance taking care of property. Trash not collected for months at a time, dumpsters overflowing. Trash attracted pests: rats, mice, **** roaches. Inside apartments and on grounds. Fire alarms going off 24 hours a day, maintenance entering tenants apartments randomly without consent, appliances not working for months at a time, no lights in particular apartments for months at a time. Some tenants have vacated, without paying, in accordance with state law, for breach of contract by landlord. Landlord reported accounts to collections. Tenants have still not paid. What are options for payment for landlord? Is reporting to collections illegal, based on breach of contract? If so, what are possible repercussions? 

Thank you