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Short term? You probably have some leverage if the upkeep of the stuff is in your rent contract. Try to report them someplace? Idk.
Long term? Form a tenant union and vote for pro-tenant policies, e.g., rent control policies, owner transparency laws, limitations on the number/length of time empty properties can sit, etc. The only way to fight big power is with more-equal power.
As far as I can tell in my jurisdiction there is no recourse for reporting them aside from suing for not upkeeping the pool because it isn't something necessary like water, heating/cooling, etc. Suing defeats the purpose because I don't want to move and win or lose I definitely wouldn't be able to stay there after the case.
A tenant union could be useful long term maybe but it puts a target on your back just like suing does.