The tenant had access to the bank account, but was not authorized to use church funds to pay their rent.

For the NAR to make this defining rule means that a real estate professional who has authorization to sell a home or market it for sale MUST disclose that fact to everyone. 

As for the keys, it's part of our onboarding process to ask who has them, and only after all documents are signed do we reach out to that party and arrange for pickup/delivery.I'm in Ohio, not Indiana, so things may be different there but the core concept of a management agreement seems pretty universal - a BILATERAL contract that outlines both owner's and PM's expectations and duties and gives management authority to the PM to do its job.

Since the housing authority sends me a direct deposit, I do not look much into their histories other than past rent check with an old landlord if I can. 

I can seem to get any solid information from housing authority representatives over the phone, the registration link is broken on the website, any assistance would be greatly appreciated .

If not permitted, the local authorities could force you to remove it completely. 

If any resident does not pay, you have no authority to turn the power off since you are NOT a utility company.

Normally, when we have to evict a Sec 8 recipient for non-payment, we report it to the local Housing Authority and the voucher is almost always revoked. 

Are these rates later adjusted by the local/county housing authority? 

And that type of renting can be discontinued by the governmental authority over that area.