Renter Information

Rental Eligibility Priorities1
1st Priority - employed by Stanford or SLAC

    1a. Faculty
    Faculty and N11 Staff employed by Stanford University, including SLAC and VA, and Senior Fellows members of the Academic Council at Special Policy Centers and Institutes (e.g. Institute for International Studies and Hoover Institution). Also includes acting and visiting faculty.

    1b. Public Safety Officers employed by Stanford.


    1c. Other staff
    Staff employed by Stanford University or SLAC.

2nd Priority

    2a. Stanford Hospital & Clinics (SHC)
    SHC employees. Includes medical residents and interns.

    2b. Visiting Fellows
    Visiting fellows employed at Stanford.
    Includes visitors to Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS).

    2c. Employed on Stanford Lands
    Others employed on Stanford Lands. Includes Stanford Shopping
    Center, Welch Road, and Research Park employees.

3rd Priority

    3. Households in which at least one adult member is employed within the City limits of Palo Alto or Menlo Park, and households in which at least one member is age 62 or older, and lives in either of those cities.

4th Priority

    4. All other households who do not meet the criteria for priorities one, two, or three.

Below Market Rent (BMR), subject to household income test 2

    1a. Faculty
    1b. Public Safety Officers
    1c. Other staff
    2a. SHC employees
    2b. Visiting Fellows
    2c. Employed on Stanford Lands

1 Qualifying Employment: must be employed at least 30 hours per week (75% FTE) at or above the minimum wage during the entire lease term. Lease term cannot exceed duration of Qualifying Employment.

In order to qualify for the Stanford Rate, the Stanford affiliate must occupy the apartment as his/her principal place of residence.

2 Household Income Qualifications (see Rental Rates)