The Off-Campus Rental Housing Office provides assistance to all Stanford affiliates who wish to find a rental in the community. Most of the rentals listed through the office are within 3 miles of the center of campus, but they also sometimes get listings for outlying areas such as San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, San Jose, Fremont and La Honda. They have two terminals and a printer available for one to use. They also provide free telephone use, information on tenant rights and responsibilities, maps of Palo Alto bike routes and many other informational handouts. They also sell maps of the Stanford area and a resource guide to the area called Life Off the Farm.
Local newspapers are also a good source of information about off-campus housing.
Where to Stay While Looking for Housing Several types of temporary accommodations are available to you while you search for community housing. Summer Conference Services rents out guest-rooms in the student residences during the summer quarter to Stanford affiliates. Also, Community Housing Services updates a list of suggested local hotels and motels surrounding Stanford. Priority is given to visitors with Stanford affiliations. The Clearinghouse is a service provided in early September to help students locate rental housing.