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Cancelling your Housing

Before Check-in

If you cancel your housing assignment before your contract begins, you may be charged an administrative fee. The fee increases from $100 to $450 as the contract start date approaches, so it's always best to cancel a housing assignment as early as possible. See the Residence Agreement for specific fee information.

If you cancel an assignment and subsequently wish to reapply, you'll receive a new position at the end of the list of students awaiting housing.

To cancel your assignment before you move in:

Undergraduate Housing

  • Log in to myHousing.stanford.edu
  • Use the link to the Undergraduate Housing Application
  • Select the application term
  • Click on header for Cancel Housing Contract
  • Click on the agreement button at the bottom to confirm that you wish to cancel

 

Graduate Housing

  • Log in to myHousing.stanford.edu
  • Select the link to the Graduate Housing Application
  • Select the application term
  • Click on the header for Cancel Housing Contract
  • Click on the agreement button at the bottom to confirm that you wish to cancel.
  • You may cancel a future assignment online until 48 hours before your move-in date. If your move-in date is within 48 hours, please file a ServiceNow request.

After Check-in

Whenever you want to move out of university housing during your contract, you must file a Request to Terminate Occupancy. Filing a request to terminate and moving out of housing does not necessarily mean that you are released from your contract and financial obligations.

To terminate your assignment after you move in:

Undergraduate Housing

  • Log in to myHousing.stanford.edu
  • Use the link to go to My Requests
  • Select Request to Terminate Occupancy
     

Graduate Housing

You may terminate a full-year graduate housing contract without penalty at the end of spring quarter if you file a Request to Terminate Occupancy by the appropriate deadline. If you file the form after the deadline, you are subject to a late fee of $100 to $450.

If you move out earlier than your Residence Agreement specifies, you remain responsible for rent unless:

  • You live in Students with Children Housing, in which case you may move out of university housing at the end of any academic term.
  • You are no longer an enrolled student.
  • You've been released from your rent obligation under the Termination of Agreement section, as verified by the Housing Assignments office.

Generally, you can only be released from your obligation to pay rent for the duration of your contract if you take a leave of absence, graduate or join a Stanford overseas program. 

Releases must be authorized by Housing Assignments through a petition process. To request a release from contract:

  • Log in to myHousing.stanford.edu
  • Use the link to go to My Requests
  • Select Petitions and submit the appropriate petition.

More information about your contract end dates and specific filing deadlines are available on the Request to Terminate Occupancy in the myHousing portal.