[Your Name] [Street Address] [Apartment Number] [City, State, Zip] [Phone number] [Email address] [Apartment Community Name] [Landlord Name] [Street Address] [City, State, Zip] Dear [Landlord Name], I have made a number of complaints to [name of the leasing management company] regarding [state issue of complaint]. Since you are the landlord, I wanted to extend my complaint to you so that you have the chance to take appropriate action. Specifically, [state the details of the complaint, i.e., utility issues, appliance issues, water damages, etc]. It states clearly in the [state section of rental agreement pertaining to issue] of the lease that [state exactly what the lease says about the issue]. Furthermore, it states in [title of law/statute in violation] that [state exactly what the law/statute says]. As I mentioned, I am writing directly to you in order to allow you the chance to rectify the situation. I would also like to point out that [title of law/statute regarding time allowed for landlord to respond] states that if a reply to this complaint is not received within [time allowed for response], I will refuse payment of any further rent until such a time as the issue is resolved. Thank you for your time and assistance. Sincerely, [Your Name] Downloaded from http://www.wikihow.com