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Finding Pet-Friendly Housing
On-campus
Housing
Many
students, especially graduate students and families, move to
the Stanford area with their pets. Because of the high cost of
housing in the area and the resulting dependence on campus housing,
students are often placed in a difficult situation when it comes
to moving to the area - especially those who are moving from
a distance and already face a difficult long-distance housing
hunt. In the past, Stanford Housing utilized subsidized
off-campus apartments to supplement on campus housing, and some
of these allowed pets. However Stanford
is phasing out its off-campus subsidized housing,
it will no longer be an option.
The Stanford
Cat Network does NOT recommend that students with pets accept on
campus housing assignments. Sneaking pets into Student Housing is
a risky gamble, and often the pets are the losers. Stanford Housing
policy strictly prohibits all pets including fish, and their enforcement
process is very thorough.
Many pet
guardians who take the gamble find themselves hunting for off campus
housing on short notice, and then faced with the difficulties of
trying to get out of the Housing contract. Often students faced
with the notice to "remove" pets or face a $100 per day
fine panic and abandon their animals, or deliver them to a shelter.
On top of all that, the stress while worrying about whether the
neighbors can see or hear your pet is difficult to bear.
On the
other hand, SCN does not support the idea of students being forced
to leave their pets behind when they come to Stanford, either
with friends and family or surrendering them to a shelter. We will
be happy to assist you in your search for suitable
pet friendly off-campus housing.
Off-Campus
Housing
We
can help you find pet-friendly off-campus housing. The rental
market has become much less expensive over the past year few
years, although still remaining one of the most expensive places
to live. Off-campus apartments are comparable in price to Housing.
With a bit of patience you can find a beautiful apartment that
allows pets. Most require a pet deposit, but if you don't have
enough money to cover all the move-in expenses, contact Stanford
Federal Credit Union about a short term housing loan.
Please
contact us and we can help you decide
on listings and recommend areas that you may like to live in. Most
SCN volunteers have lived here at least a year or so, know the area,
and have been through the pet-friendly housing hunt.The resources
below may be of use, feel free to contact
us for advice and opinions of the area and apartments you find!
Other
useful housing resources:
Craigslist
An extensive classifieds page for the Bay area. Most
ads include a Map link that allows you to determine the distance
to Stanford (use zip 94305 for driving directions)
Palo
Alto Weekly Newspaper Classifieds
Silicon
Valley Humane Society Pet-Friendly Apartment Complex List
Search
Stanford Community Housing (off campus) Listings
Student
Housing Pet-Friendly Apartment List
Finding
Pet Friendly Housing, Pet Resumes
Apartments.com
Lists mostly large commercial complexes
Rent.com
Lists mostly large commercial complexes
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