If your landlord is arbitrarily charging certain tenants fees in the complex that are not even stated as allowable charges on the tenants' lease, the tenants are not responsible for paying these fees and can refuse to pay them assuming the tenant never agreed to pay these.Under contract law, a person is only responsible to pay for items that he or she has agreed to pay. If the apartment manager insists on the tenants pay for garbage and common lighting fees that they never agreed to, then the tenants should consult with a landlord tenant attorney.