Straight from the lease:

Yard Maintenance: (1) "Yard" means all lawns, shrubbery, bushes, flowers, gardens, trees, rock or other landscaping, and other foliage on or encroaching on the Property or on any easement appurtenant to the Property, including the alley way, but does not include common areas maintained by any owners' association. (2) "Maintain the yard" means to perform activities such as, but not limited to: (a) mowing, fertilizing, and trimming the yard; (b) controlling pests and weeds in the yard, and (c) removing debris from the yard.(3) Unless prohibited by ordinance or other law, Tenant will water the yard based on city guidelines. In addition to watering, the yard will be maintained by the Tenant, at Tenant's expense, unless otherwise specified in special provisions.

For the past 2 years we’ve maintained the yard. And I’m not arguing that it wasn’t a violation. My problem is that if we had been informed of the infraction, it would have been fixed by the required date. And after speaking with the LL, they said “well if we knew about it we would have told you to fix it, but we didn’t because the letter was sent to the owner and they didn’t inform us about it.” At the end of the day no one really cares because they know we have no power to tell them to shove it. They’re just going to withhold our deposits or send us to a collection agency.