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Frequently Asked Questions
For Leaseholders
- What is the process for doing home improvements?
- Who is responsible for a diseased or dead tree in my front yard?
- What is the process for selling my campus home?
- Do I need a real estate agent to sell my campus home?
- Can I get a listing of actual house prices for campus homes?
- What is the process and to whom can I rent my campus home?
- How do I put my campus home in a trust?
- How do I extend my lease?
- Can I gift my campus home to my children after I die?
- What is Ebix BPO?
1. What is the process for doing home improvements?
Please refer to the Home
Improvement FAQ and Residential
Subdivision Building Regulations. Submit a completed Home
Improvement Application to obtain Faculty Staff Housing’s approval of your work. Peter
Coutts and Pearce Mitchell homeowners may also have to obtain approval from
their respective homeowners associations. Homeowners must apply for and
receive permits from Santa Clara County after all Stanford approvals have been
secured.
2. Who is responsible for a diseased or
dead tree in my front yard?
Please contact Faculty Staff Housing and we will determine
whether it is a Stanford or private tree. If it is a Stanford street
tree, Stanford will remove and may replace it. Otherwise, a homeowner
will be responsible for removal and may be required to replace it with another
tree.
3. What is
the process for selling my campus home?
Please refer to How
to Sell An On Campus Residence. When you are ready to list your home, you may do so
at Homes For Sale.
Faculty Staff Housing does not list
off-campus homes for sale.
4. Do I need a real estate agent to sell my campus home?
It is your choice. Faculty Staff Housing provides all the forms and disclosures necessary to sell your home without a real estate professional. Many sellers choose to use a real estate agent to show their homes, negotiate with buyers and their agents, and complete the inspections and paperwork. The negotiated commission is generally paid by the seller to the seller’s agent. The seller’s agent then shares the commission with the buyer’s agent if there is one. Some sellers choose to hire a real estate attorney instead of a real estate agent to facilitate their transactions.
5. Can I get a listing of actual house prices for campus homes?
Yes. You may do so at Campus Housing Sales.
6. What is
the process and to whom can I rent my campus home?
An active employee may temporarily rent out his or her campus home during the duration of an approved University leave. A home must remain the Principal Place of Residence of the Lessee. Rental
eligibility is generally limited to those who meet the eligibility criteria. Please
refer to your lease and condominium homeowners associations for other rental
restrictions, including allowable rental terms. Please notify fshousing@stanford.edu of
the name, eligibility, and term of any renters. You may list your campus home for rent
at Homes For Sale and Rent. You may also wish to list
your home in the Stanford Report,
Community Housing Services,
or local newspapers.
7. How do I put my campus home in a trust?
Upon receipt of a completed request form included in Assigning
a Lease to a Trust, Stanford will prepare a document called an Assignment,
Assumption, Consent, and Amendment of Lease (AAC&A) to allow a Lessee to transfer
leasehold title from the individual Lessee to the trustees of a trust.
This document is recorded. Stanford will work with the Lessee’s attorney
if requested to facilitate this transfer. If the name of the trust or the trustee
changes at a later date, a new AAC&A must be prepared and recorded to reflect
these changes. In the event of any conflict, the lease provisions prevail. This
includes requirements of residency and eligibility of ownership.
8. How do I extend my lease?
Stanford will consider a lease extension upon request from the Lessee
based on its current policies. Situations which can trigger a lease extension
can include selling a leasehold, a lease term expiration within three years,
or a mortgage lender requiring an extended term to approve a mortgage. Since
Stanford has been leasing its residential lands for decades, many forms of
the Residential Lease are in effect. In general, a lease may be renewed and
restated for a maximum term of 51 years under the provisions currently in effect.
9. Can I gift my campus home to my children after
I die?
Your lease will prevail over any estate planning document. Upon
the death of the last surviving eligible person, the estate is required to
sell the property under the terms of the lease. Your estate planning document
will specify how the proceeds will be distributed. If you wish to place
your home in a trust, please complete and submit an AAC&A
request form.
10. What is Ebix BPO?
All current lessees must maintain insurance on their campus homes. The lease
requires that Stanford be notified of the type and terms of the insurance. The University
has contracted with Ebix BPO to assist in tracking and monitoring insurance information for campus residents.
The University provided Ebix BPO with the current insurance information on file. Ebix BPO
will review the information for compliance and contact the insurance agent with questions
or for additional information. Ebix may contact lessees directly if a policy has lapsed or if no information is on file.
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