My reply to your assertion that not everyone qualifies did not dispute that fact and was not intended to be a confrontational post...

This asserts that all the lease information is correct. 

I'm a new landlord and I'm not sure how assertive I should be as a landlord.

From a tax advantage perspective, I wouldn't use any CA corp out of state since CA FTB will try to assert that any income that flows through your corp will be CA income and they will want a piece.

Plus we didn't have worldwide telecom infrastructure and later the internet that would facilitate outsourcing, so the labor market was more able to unionize and assert itself. 

What you asserted is not the law.

Sounds like your PM either has a week Lease that doesn't give him repair access, or he needs to be more assertive in enforcing it.

Just provide documentation that backs up your assertion that the assessment is high and send it in through the proper channels/procedures.

I will even disagree with my friend @Brian Burke , which is truly unheard of...I looked at your profile, Josh, and I noticed that you own 2 houses and have flipped a car once :)  I think that while Brian is correct asserting that you are under-capitalized in terms of available capital, the bigger issue is that you are most definitely under-capitalized in the intellectual worth department.Josh - there is certain knowledge that only comes from doing, and you haven't done enough - plain and simple.  

I'm the customer and I have to assert I'm right.