The renter admitted one issue - weeds in the driveway - was "legitimate" and they were happy to fix it but wanted to know if the manager could ask them to fix the other issues.
Many of the commenters said they thought it wasn't the manager's right to raise the issues as it was personal belongings, not related to the property.
Renters United spokesperson Ashok Jacob agreed, saying he thought the issues were "absolutely ridiculous".
"As long as the tenants aren't actually causing damage to the property, it's not the landlord/PMs business. Investors and property managers need to respect the fact that while it may be their name on the title to the property, by renting it out it becomes somebody else's home, and they have no right to interfere in their tenant's lives. Because of the dire lack of tenants protections in this country, the power imbalance between them and landlords is semi-feudal, and the tight market at the moment is only making things worse."