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Thank you for your home improvement project inquiry. Please note that there is a change to Stanford’s review and approval process for home improvement projects in the campus San Juan Residential District subdivision on a standard ground lease effective October 1, 2022.

The following projects no longer require Stanford’s review and approval:

• Interior projects that do not affect changes to the the building or structure’s exterior
• Water heater or sewer line replacements
• Solar projects
• Electrical upgrades

We will no longer issue Stanford’s approval letter or stamp plans for the above mentioned projects.

If your interior project does affect changes to the building or structure’s exterior, we will continue to review and process Stanford’s approval letter for the project and stamp plans.

Please review the listed attachments for your project as the building regulations have been updated.

• Stanford San Juan Residential District Building, Design, and ADU Manual
• Home Improvement Project Application with Instructions (fillable form)
• Home Improvement Project Application FAQs

Please complete the Project Application form and email it back with any drawings, specs or architectural plans (if required).

Surrounding neighbors will need to be notified if the project duration is over 30 days. Please complete the Construction Notification form and return it, if required.

To pay the Project Application fee for your project, please call our office at 650-725-6893 during business hours. Our front office team will assist you in processing your credit card payment over the phone. The fee is $225 if drawings are NOT required by Santa Clara County Building Department for the project, $325 if drawings are required for permits.

The turnaround time frame for Stanford’s approval can take up to 10 business days. Once you receive Stanford’s approval letter, you or your contractor can submit a copy to Santa Clara County’s Building Department for permits (if required).

If there are exterior changes to homes over 50 years in age, an additional historical review will be required.

For any questions, please use the textbox below to submit your inquiry.

Linked below are the FSH fillable forms for homes on a Restricted Ground Lease. Please download the Home Improvement Project Application with Instructions fillable form and submit with any drawings, specs or architectural plans (if required) and email it to fshousing@stanford.edu.

Please review the listed attachments for your project for your respective location.

• Menlo Park Building Regulations
• Palo Alto Building Regulations
• Olmsted Terrace Building Regulations and Declarations
• University Terrace Architectural Guidelines
• Home Improvement Project Application with Instructions (fillable form)
• Home Improvement Project Application FAQs

Surrounding neighbors will need to be notified if the project duration is over 30 days. Please complete the Construction Notification form and return it if required.

To pay the Project Application fee for your project, please call our office at 650-725-6893 during business hours. Our front office team will assist you in processing your credit card payment over the phone. The fee is $225 if drawings are NOT required by the county or city for the project, $325 if drawings are required for permits.

The turnaround timeframe for Stanford’s approval can take up to 10 business days. Once you receive Stanford’s approval letter, you or your contractor can submit a copy to the city or county’s building department for permits (if required).

If there are exterior changes to homes over 50 years in age, an additional historical review will be required.

For any questions, please use the textbox below to submit your inquiry.

To check eligibility for our Faculty Staff Housing programs, please visit our purchase eligibility tool: https://fsh.stanford.edu/buy/eligibility/tool or visit https://fsh.stanford.edu/buy/eligibility for more details.

For information about University-Owned Rental Communities and eligibility, please visit https://fsh.stanford.edu/rent/rental-eligibility for more information. Please feel free to use our rental eligibility tool.

If you have questions about rental eligibility, please use the textbox below to submit your inquiry.

Stanford's Financial Management Services team prepares year-end tax forms and processes mortgage statement requests.

All 1098s and annual statements are mailed to your current mailing address. Due to system limitations, tax forms are not available online. If you have recently changed your mailing address, please send the new address to mortgage_receivables@mailman.stanford.edu as soon as possible to ensure the timely delivery of your documents. If you have not received your tax documents, please email mortgage_receiveables@mailman.stanford.edu or call 650-724-6553.

Please use the textbox below to request your tax form(s) and/or mortgage statement request and we will route it tou our partners at Financial Management Services. Please include your address in your request.

Faculty-Owned Rentals, which include properties on-campus and off-campus subject to a residential ground lease. Lessees should refer to their residential ground lease for specific sublease requirements to ensure compliance. (Examples of non-compliance may include leasing to individuals who are ineligible, business use of residence by way of short-term rentals subject to transient occupancy tax, etc.).

For information about renting in a Faculty-Owned Rental property, please visit https://fsh.stanford.edu/rent/homes-for-rent or more details.

For faculty-owned rental communities and/or faculty-owned rental questions, please use the textbox below to submit your inquiry.

Please submit your rental related request and/or question in the textbox below.

Can you list my privately owned rental listing to your faculty/staff?

FSH does not post private-third party rental listings. For information about how to post your private rental property to the greater Stanford community, please visit https://rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing/housing-listings for listing options and details.

Please submit your general inquiry related request and/or question about Faculty Staff Housing in the textbox below.

Please submit your Leases inquiry in the textbox below.

Please submit your Loans inquiry in the textbox below.

Please enter the address of the Direct Sale Home(s) you are interested in touring along with your availability. An FSH associate will reach out to you to schedule and confirm the tour of the direct sale home.

For a list of homes currently for sale, please visit https://fsh.stanford.edu/buy/homes-for-sale for details. For homes for sale by owner, please contact the appropriate contact listed on the home sale listing page.

If you have any questions, please submit your inquiry in the textbox below.

How to Sell an On-Campus Home - This document explains the process of selling a campus home on a Standard Ground Lease.

Please enter the address of your on-campus home in the textbox below.

To list your on-campus home for sale on the FSH website, please visit: https://web.stanford.edu/dept/fsh/cgi-bin/portalIndex.php

For additional questions about listing your on-campus home for sale, use the textbox below to submit your inquiry.

Please submit your Homes for Sale general inquiry in the textbox below.