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Notice to Students Terminating Occupancy in University-Assigned, Off-Campus Housing

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UPDATED 3/20/03

Read this page carefully before completing the termination of occupancy form.

By completing the termination of occupancy form below, you are terminating your occupancy in Stanford University housing. This notice is to inform you that you are subject to the terms and conditions of your Stanford University Off-Campus Residence Agreement, particularly your responsibility to pay room rent.

We recommend that you read the suggested cleaning guidelines that we have compiled. We also recommend that you request a move-out walk-through with your on-site apartment manager. If they agree to do this (they are not required to do so), you should schedule it for the point that you will have your belongings out of the apartment, you have done the cleaning that you think needs to be done, but still have time to do additional cleaning. After you vacate your apartment, the complex will inspect your room/bathroom/apartment for cleaning and damages. If they determine that work needs to be done, you will be billed for the labor and any materials used. It must be as clean as when you moved in.

If you have any further questions regarding your obligations under the Residence Agreement or about check-out procedures (including the inspection of your room/apartment and the return of your keys), please contact:

Community Housing Services
Old Union, Room 214
Stanford, CA 94305-3012
(650) 723-1672
subsidizedhousing@stanford.edu

Off-Campus Apartments Termination Dates and Fees

If your occupancy
ceases at the
end of:*
And you file a
termination of
occupancy form:
You are
charged an
administrative
fee of:
You must move out:
       
Autumn Quarter/Semester
2002-03

by Oct. 25, 2002

by Dec. 13, 2002

after Dec. 13, 2002

no fee

$100

$200

between Dec. 13 and 15, 2002 for non-law students.

between Dec. 18, 2002 and Dec. 31, 2002 for upperclass law students.

between Jan. 10 and 12, 2003 for first-year law students.

       
Winter Quarter
2002-03

by Feb. 7, 2003

by Mar. 21, 2003

after Mar. 21, 2003

no fee

$100

$200

Mar. 21 or 23, 2003
       
Spring Quarter/Semester
2002-03

by April 11, 2003

by May 2, 2003

after May 2, 2003

No fee

$100

$200

between June 13 and 16, 2003 for non-law students.

between May 21 and June 16, 2003 for law students.

       
Summer Quarter**

by April 11, 2003

by May 2, 2003

after May 2, 2003

No fee

$100

$200

between June 16 and Sept. 14, 2003


*If you do not remain in residence the entire quarter/semester for which you have reserved a housing space, you are charged a $200 administrative fee. If you move out of your residence at any time before the end of the term of your agreement, and you remain registered, you are responsible for your room rent obligation.

**If you are enrolled in the summer, you must vacate by August 17, 2003 or your contract end date, whichever is later, unless you are enrolled in a ten-week session, in which case you must vacate by September 3, 2003 or your contract end date, whichever is later.

Off-Campus Apartments Termination Policy

The Residence Agreement, in accordance with Stanford University housing policy, states that taking occupancy of a room under this agreement obligates you to pay the room charge for the entire term of your contract. You may only be released from your obligation to pay your room charge if you:

1. cease registration (graduate, stop out, take leave, or withdraw from the University) or
2. transfer into on-campus housing due to a marital/family status change.

Release from your obligation to pay rent for any other reason is granted only upon successful petition to Community Housing Services. You cannot assume that you have been released from contract unless you receive written confirmation from Community Housing Services.

If you plan to cease registration and are filing a termination of occupancy form, Community Housing Services verifies your change of registration status. Once you are no longer registered, you are released from your obligation to pay rent as of the date that you move out of University-assigned housing. If you complete requirements for graduation before the end of an academic term, you are liable for your room charge for the duration of that term.

If you move out of University-assigned housing during the academic year and continue to be a registered student (except students whose petitions for release from contract have been approved by Community Housing Services), you remain liable for room rent through the remainder of the term of your contract or until your apartment space has been occupied by another eligible student assigned by Community Housing Services (whichever date is earlier). If your space is not assigned to another student, you are able to move back into it as you are liable for rent any quarter/semester of an academic year during which you are registered.

If a change in your marital or family status necessitates assignment to a different type of housing, you must immediately request at Housing Assignment Services and Community Housing Services to be reassigned. If the University is able to reassign you, you must accept the reassignment as you are still under contract. If a vacancy does not occur in the type of housing appropriate to your new status within a reasonable period of time, you may then petition Community Housing Services to be considered for release from your housing contract at the end of the current academic term. If your petition is approved, you are released from your obligation to pay room rent as of the date determined by Community Housing Services once you have vacated your housing space, and you will be charged a $200 administrative fee.

We recommend that you print a copy of this notice for your records before you complete the termination of occupancy form.

Click here to complete the Termination of Occupancy Form


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