WASHINGTON D.C. — A powerful landlord advocacy group has formally requested that streaming services remove the 1990 Michael Keaton thriller, *Pacific Heights*, citing a dramatic increase in tenants suddenly demanding functional plumbing, timely repairs, and, in some extreme cases, 'not being actively terrorized in their own homes.'

The National Association of Property Owners (NAPO) stated in a press release that the film, which depicts a tenant systematically destroying a landlord's life, has inadvertently become a 'dangerous instructional video' for renters seeking to leverage their legal protections. “Our members are reporting an unprecedented surge in tenants citing local ordinances and even, dare I say, *common decency*,” said NAPO spokesperson Brenda Sterling. “Before this movie gained traction, most renters were content to just pay rent and maybe, if they were feeling bold, ask for a lightbulb replacement after six months. Now they’re asking about escrow accounts for unaddressed leaks.”

Sterling elaborated that the film's portrayal of a tenant’s ability to exploit legal loopholes to cause financial and emotional distress has, ironically, made landlords more aware of their own vulnerabilities to tenants who simply *read their lease agreements*. “It’s a slippery slope,” she warned. “First, they want a working refrigerator, then they’re demanding pest control, and before you know it, they’re expecting a landlord to actually *maintain* the property they’re profiting from.”

Experts suggest the real issue might be a generation of landlords who have never encountered a tenant with access to both a law library and a Netflix subscription.