Listen to them.....Don't let your relationship with the tenant start off like this.They could be telling the truth (probably not) but still you are running a business, not a charity here.....

You could have her move out and then just pay her $550 a month and be a charity and reach the same outcome if you really want to. 

No guru tells you that you're going to have to evict sick kids if you aim to succeed as a landlord.You are not a charity, and you pay your taxes.

It is one thing if you want to operate as a charity, but you better have deep pockets to do so if you are throwing out good business practice.

Why not give it to a charity?

This is my first time as a landlord and this makes for awkward circumstances but it is also a business and not a charity - where do I stand? 

This isn't a charity.

This irrevocable trust would then have a charity as the beneficiary because I don't want family members to have anything to do with my properties/business entities.Is it true that a single member LLCs have less asset & charging order protection? 

Aloha,It would really depend on whether I was operating a Business, or a Charity.

Everybody wants to free load on churches as a charity.