Yeah. For some reason, apartment complexes like yours (I'm taking an educated guess which one) have totally relaxed the once-anal rules and regulations. I've heard complaints like yours for about six months now.
WHY is this happening? Dunno. But you're not alone. I've heard a lot of this from renters.
SOMETHING is happening to the upkeep of apartment complexes. Or rules are being relaxed or there's an overload of renters...hard to say *shrug*.