Save yourself heartache and move on, you're running a business not a charity.

This is a business not a charity .

Maybe donate all the earnings to a charity, but then you would not be paying taxes because you have no earnings.Only sure way to not pay any taxes is to give up US citizenship, but that is perhaps beneficial only for older retired people.

With the boost to my tax returns (now amplified by home ownership; I donate a lot to charity so I always get a return anyway) and expected appreciation, it may all even out or better.  

You can donate to your favorite charity for the tax deductions. 

If it were, there wouldn't be any corporate donations to charity, just as one example.

But remember, you're not running a charity and it's not your fault that the item they wish to purchase has gone up in price. 

Many cities, states or local charities have been giving landlords money for months.

By the sound of it, Public Assistance seems to be like charity, and therefore shouldn't have to be paid back once the recipient passes away, imho.

If you want to run a charity, charge people market rate and then donate $30,000 to a charity that helps people that are really in need.When people are that far below market rate, I don't even give them the choice of staying at the higher rate.