Whenever I mention this people say, "wouldn't that be wildly expensive?"

If this is the case in CA you may be in for a wild ride if they decide not to pay rent.I have never liked the idea of being a student landlord.

Laws vary wildly, especially RE laws so your attorney should be wherever the property it.

.#3 - Young family of three - This is my wild card. 

Yes they are home all day but they also tend don't do anything too wild. 

Tenant agrees to refrainfrom feeding stray animals and from leaving food outside for animals, as thiscan attract stray pets, wild animals, and insects to the property. 

Wow,  some wild ideas in this thread.Forget state law, federal law, you can't discriminate on sources of funds BECAUSE they come from government sources, welfare. food stamps, Sec 8, grants for housing allowances, military housing` allowance, etc.Then you get into allowable rents that may be paid under Sec 8, the household income is computed, with the voucher amount, the can't pay more than 33% of gross income (I believe it's still 33%).The rent that can be charged is not effected, unless you have rental controls from other regulations.

I worked in Marysville in their Emergency Department when we first moved to Northern California...what a wild time...crazy ER.

Here's a wild idea - an prolonged closing.

It's sorta like breaking a wild horse.