Do I need to contact the city of Chicago to have the water shut off or is this something I can do myself? 

This includes incentives for green building practices, renewable energy adoption, and water conservation measures.

Just to add ,  not every inspection covers a visual of the septic tank . if they run the water and all mechanicals, they are working fine . other than a visual there are no signs of it not working . 

Most of your issues sound water related.

Usually as long as their are no life threatening issues (no HVAC, windows won't open, no hot water), the housing authority will began to pay the rent and give you time to address the required repairs.

Also there is a Camp Fimco going in down the hill that has a water park .

The house is rented to college students, with the parents paying and dealing with everything.The house had a burst pipe and water damage in the shared bathroom in August of 2023.

.- Dealing with a very upset new owner client right now that previous PMC didn't handle the water account properly.

Jack Milleryep, it's the part of the RE iceberg that's under the water.

The paint in the kitchen had grease stains and many water marks and looked horrible.