Learn more about the rental application process here.

Please contact the Stanford West Apartments leasing office to schedule a tour of the community and model apartment.

There must be at least one original leaseholder that is fully eligible and employed by Stanford University or Stanford Health Care on the lease agreement at all times. Roommates do not need to be eligible. However, any requested change in roommate assignment must be approved by Management, and all roommates must sign a lease (subletting is not allowed). If the original leaseholder leaves their eligible position, they will receive a 60-day notice of nonrenewal. When the original leaseholder(s) vacate the unit, all occupants subsequently added to the lease must vacate the apartment.

If you are at least 75% FTE you will remain at Affiliate Rate. If you fall below 75% FTE, you will receive a 60-day notice of nonrenewal.

Each household will be re-certified annually. Please note, upon retirement a resident will no longer qualify for the Affiliate Rate and will be served a 60-day notice of nonrenewal.

Lease terms with a start date between September to April are 6 to 12 months. Lease terms with a start date between May to August are 9 to 12 months. Applicants may request a month-to-month lease with a monthly premium of $200. The shortest month-to-month lease is 1 month.

If you sign a lease, rents are guaranteed for the duration of the lease term. At least 30 days before renewal, rent changes will be announced. BMR (Below Market Rate) homes are limited to one-third of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, Rent Residential, San Francisco-Oakland Area.

You may exercise an Early Termination Option. To exercise this option, you must pay an Early Termination Option Fee, equivalent to one month's rent, and give notice of your election to exercise this option at least 30 days before your Early Termination Date. The Early Termination Date must be between the current lease start date and end date. If you are currently in a month-to-month option, you may move out by submitting a minimum 30-day notice to vacate to Stanford West Apartments.

See our For Pets page for nearby dog parks and our pet policies for additional information. We have provided pet stations along the San Francisquito Creek path and Sand Hill Road. All dogs must be on a leash. Please clean up after your dog.

Yes, we allow a maximum of two pets. Your pet must either be a dog or an indoor cat. We do not have breed restrictions for dogs. For additional policies on pets, please see the pet policies tab on our website.

Yes, WiFi is available in all the amenity areas. To connect:

1-Connect to “Stanford Visitor” from network list

2-Open your Web browser (you will be directed to Stanford’s “Wireless Visitor Service” page)

3-Agree with the Terms and Conditions and click “Accept”

Stanford University IT offers telephone and high-speed internet services for residents of Stanford West Apartments! For more information on how to get started and rates, please visit Stanford IT. 

See our Valet Waste Collection policies.

The only window of time for residents to set their trash outside is from 6–8pm. If your work hours or other daily commitments do not allow you to adhere to this schedule, there are trash containers located throughout the property for you to drop off your trash, recycling and compost. See the Site Plan for these locations.

Please contact the Leasing Office about a replacement.

Recycling is picked up along with your regular trash, on the same schedule and by the same valet, five nights per week. Simply bag and tie your recyclables in transparent bags and place them in your Valet Waste container along with your bag of regular trash.

Valet Waste accepts all paper and cardboard items including milk & juice cartons, all plastic containers #1–7, tin and aluminum cans, empty aerosol cans, bottles and jars as long as none of these items are jagged, sharp or could endanger the safety of the collectors who pick them up. These items can also be mixed together in the same bag; they will be separated later at the recycling processing facility. Cardboard must be flattened and bundled, and newspapers can be bagged or tied into bundles also. For a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items for recycling, see the current city guidelines for waste, recycling and compost here.

Yes, as long as all boxes are flattened and taped (or tied) together in bundles so that Valet Waste can easily grab and transport them out to their truck or place of disposal.

Valet Waste can usually collect up to five or six flattened boxes per home each night. Please make sure they are also taped or tied together in a small bundle.

Just one pizza box does not need to be flattened down. If you have two or more, please flatten and bundle them together as instructed above. Flattened boxes do not need to be bagged.

No, as long as they are securely taped or tied together so that nothing slips or falls out. Please keep all such bundles under 25 lbs. each.

Yes, all acceptable forms of recyclable materials may be co-mingled in securely tied transparent bags. They will be separated later at the recycling processing facility.

Transparent bags are available for purchase at the Corner Store, online through Valet Waste, and also are sold at many local supermarkets, Target, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement Center, and other fine retailers. since "fine" isn't an adjective generally associated with Home Depot; it might sound like we're being sarcastic -- maybe just and other retailers.

No. Valet Waste will only pick up bagged trash and flattened boxes.

We do apologize for this inconvenience. Please call Valet Waste at 877-574-2587 so that this issue can be documented and forwarded to Stanford West’s Valet Waste Manager. Their office hours are:

• Monday–Thursday from 5:30am–9pm;
• Friday from 5:30am–2pm;
• Sunday from 4–9pm.

You can also call the Leasing Office at 650-725-2000 and they will forward your issues to the Valet Waste Manager.

See our full parking policies.

Each one-bedroom home gets one garage. Two and three-bedroom homes get one garage and one unreserved surface parking space.

Residents with special needs should make an appointment with the Leasing Office to discuss their situation.

Guests can stay overnight no more than 7 nights in any month. No more than 2 overnight guests can stay at a time. 

All adult occupants in your apartment must fill out the rental application to have their name officially on the lease. All adults and minors must be listed on your application and/or renewal form. If you are looking to remove or add occupants to your units after you have already moved in, you must obtain prior written consent from the leasing office using the Change in Occupancy form. We do not match affiliates with each other to become roommates. Affiliates are welcome to use the Roommate Finder Tool to assist with seeking a roommate. 

No, we do not allow any form of subletting within our community. All additional persons must either follow our guest policy or follow the process of adding their name officially onto the lease. If a subleasing situation is found, resident(s) of the unit will be subjected to a lease violation.