The unlawful detainer? 

At some point, I felt as if they are punishing me due to friction w/ my local rep. 

In a way the system punishes me for sticking to the boring truth. 

The only person with whom I had contact with the authority to communicate or negotiate anything on the landlord’s behalf was their locally retained law firm, after an unlawful detainer and collection action was filed.

It's income based, punishing those who put the work to better effective use and rewarding those who did not.

In essence the fee is a punishment not compensation for damages.

@Brittney CainIf they have done anything unlawful, yes, in MI.

For example, as of March 2021 any violation of the short-term rental ordinance for an illegal short term rental in Honolulu, Hawaii is punishable by an initial fine of $1,000 and a fine of $5,000 per day for each day violation persists…which escalates to $10,000 per day for each day the violation persists for recurring violators.

In California I serve the tenant a 3 day notice to pay the rent or quit, the notice must include the exact amount of the unpaid rent; after 3 days I can choose to file an unlawful detainer and eventually get them evicted.

That case has also been certified as a class action.)Under the Oakwood ordinance, it was unlawful for a property owner to transfer title or any equitable ownership of the property or change tenants without having an inspection conducted by the city.