Why don’t you find another spot and I won’t charge you breaking the lease.”

As Sean Wagner mentioned, the city of Chicago has adopted their own regulations on charging what's commonly referred to as a "security deposit" you need to do it another way. 

I think the charge is fairly nominal from what I have seen.

bottom line  BAD ACTOR GUILTY as charged is my thoughts. 

A CPA told me they charge 65$ per 15 minutes per consultation which I thought was ridiculous but I don't know the current rate in the area. 

You can always charge an air and surface scrubbing fee from their security deposit after they've moved out. 

In my area they are charging $200 for inspections and $50 for cleaning.

Until then, hopefully you can charge enough to at least cover your expenses. 

What some of my clients have done in the past is look for more creative rental avenues to be able to charge a premium on rent such as the traveling nursing niche like furnished finder. 

So, you may not have have the ability to increase rents because Section 8 limits how much you can charge, which may not keep up with inflation.Not everyone has Section 8 issues as my clients had, but you will more likely to have more problems than with non-Section 8 tenants.Multi-Family vs.