Who is eligible to live in UCSF housing?

Are the apartments furnished?

What appliances come with the apartment?

What is included in my rent?

What about parking?

Do I have to pay a deposit?

Do you run a credit check on prospective tenants?

When does my contract begin?

Is my first month of rent prorated?

How long does my contract last?

What if I want to end my contract early?

Can I take a tour of available apartments?

How far in advance can I book an apartment?

Can I have a pet?

Can I smoke in my apartment?

Do you offer accommodations to persons with disabilities?

Where can I do my laundry?

Are there daycare facilities nearby?

Where can I get information about public schools for my child?

Where can I find move-in information such as furniture rental companies, moving companies, and utility set up?

Is there a limit on how many years I can stay in university Housing?

Can I choose my own roommate?

Can I get housing for a few weeks or a couple of months?

Who is eligible to live in UCSF housing?
In support of the University's mission, we provide competitively priced housing and related services to students, post docs, residents and faculty.

Please check our Eligibility List to see if your university affiliation qualifies you for UCSF Housing.

Are the apartments furnished (includes furniture)?

• Mission Bay: Unfurnished
• Aldea San Miguel: Unfurnished
• 145 Irving: Unfurnished
• Avenue Houses: Furnished
• Faculty Houses at Parnassus: Unfurnished

What appliances come with the apartment?

• Mission Bay: stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, and garbage disposal
• Aldea San Miguel: stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher
• 145 Irving: stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, and garbage disposal
• Avenue Houses: stove and refrigerator
• Faculty Houses at Parnassus: Appliances vary per unit. Please contact us regarding available units and their appliances.

What is included in my rent?
Rent at all Housing Services properties includes water, hot water, and garbage/recycling collection. Additionally, your rent includes the following:

• Mission Bay: High Speed Ethernet, electric is included in shared 4-Bedroom apartments
• Aldea San Miguel: One Parking Space
• 145 Irving: Internet Service
• Avenue Houses: Utilities (electric / gas)
• Faculty Houses at Parnassus: Amenities vary per unit. Please contact us regarding available units and their amenities.

What about parking?

• Mission Bay parking is available at the adjacent parking garage or surface lots. Permits are available for purchase at Parking and Transportation Services office located on the first floor of the 1625 Owens Street Garage. The monthly cost is dependent upon when you use the parking lots.
• Aldea San Miguel parking is available on surface lots near the apartments. Each apartment comes with one reserved parking space at no extra fee. Extra guest or second vehicle permits are available for purchase at the Parnassus Housing office in the Millberry Union. The cost of the additional permit is $48 per month.
• 145 Irving - Per standing agreements between the University and the City of San Francisco, Tenants at 145 Irving may not have a university permit, a garage space, or city permits for street parking.
• Avenue Houses parking is extremely limited. There are no university permits issued for street parking, but tenants may apply for city permits. Tenants who live in Avenue Houses may participate in a seniority-based lottery for a limited number of garage spaces on 3rd and 5th Avenues.
• Faculty who live at Parnassus usually have a garage space assigned to them, and the cost is included in the rent. However, some apartments do not have an assigned space. In this case, a tenant may obtain garage parking that is assigned by seniority-based priority. Street parking may be available, but permits must be arranged through the City of San Francisco.

For more campus parking information, including rates, please contact Parking & Transportation Services.

Do I have to pay a deposit?
When you sign your contract, you will need to make an initial rent payment of one full month of rent. This amount is applied to your pro-rated first month of rent. Any remaining balance will be credited to your account for the following month's rent. We do not hold on to a security deposit throughout your stay with us.

Do you run a credit check on prospective tenants?
No. Your affiliation with UCSF negates the need to run a credit check.

When does my contract begin?
You choose the date your contract begins but that date must be a weekday (contracts cannot begin on university holidays or weekends). You can pick up your keys on the date your contract begins during our normal business hours, 8am to 5pm.

Is my first month of rent prorated?
If you do not move in on the first day of the month, your first month's rent is prorated. Your initial rent payment will cover your first month of rent, and any remaining balance will be credited to your account for the following month's rent.

How long does my contract last?
All non-faculty contracts begin on the first date of occupancy and end on the next July 1st. If you wish to continue past 1st, you will sign a Housing Agreement for a full year to the next July 1st .

Faculty Housing Agreements run for six months and then go month-to-month thereafter, up to a maximum of three years.

What if I want to end my Housing Agreements early?
When you sign a Housing Agreements with Housing Services you are committing to living in your apartment until your Housing Agreements end date. Some limited exceptions are made to this policy. See the 'Termination' section of the Housing Agreements for more information.

Early termination requests, exceptions to Housing Agreements provisions, and leave of absence questions should be directed to Todd McGregor, Housing Services Manager, at todd.mcgregor@ucsf.edu.

Can I take a tour of available apartments?
Contact the appropriate office for information about viewing available units. Please note that some units may occupied, and unavailable for tours due to current tenants living in them.

• Mission Bay: 415-514-4550
• Parnassus: 415-476-2231 (Tours are available for Aldea San Miguel only, when units are unoccupied. No tours are available for Avenue Houses or 145 Irving).

How far in advance can I book an apartment?
You should apply for housing as soon as possible. You will tell us your Housing Need Date on the application. Housing staff will contact you about 6-8 weeks in advance of your housing need date to notify you of apartment availability.

Can I have a pet?
With the exception of fish in 5-gallon tanks, pets are not permitted.

Can I smoke in my apartment?
Smoking is not permitted in our buildings, including in your apartment or room. Smoking is prohibited on all UCSF campuses.

Do you offer accommodations to persons with disabilities?
Special accommodations can be made for persons with disabilities. Please contact the appropriate office for more information.

• Mission Bay Housing Services: 415-514-4550
• Parnassus Housing Services: 415-476-2231

Where can I do my laundry?
Laundry facilities are located in each building.

Are there daycare facilities nearby?
There are daycare centers located on the Mission Bay, Parnassus, and Laurel Heights campuses.

• Mission Bay Daycare: 415-255-7954
• Parnassus Daycare: 415-476-1616
• Laurel Heights Daycare: 415-775-2111

Where can I get information about public schools for my child?
Contact the San Francisco Unified School District.
Phone: 415-241-6000
Web site: http://portal.sfusd.edu/

Where can I find move-in information such as furniture rental companies, moving companies, and utility set up?
Check out our move-in checklist.

Is there a limit on how many years I can stay in university Housing?
Housing Services imposes maximum occupancy limits to increase housing opportunities for newly admitted students and newly recruited faculty. Limits apply as follow:

• Faculty may stay for a maximum of three years.
• UCSF students, post-docs, residents and clinical fellows may renew their annual Housing Agreement for a maximum of five years in tenancy. Students in the MSTP program may renew a maximum of six years in tenancy.
• Graduate students enrolled at the California College of the Arts, Golden Gate University, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the UC Hastings College of the Law may live in UCSF Mission Bay Housing for no a maximum of four years.

Can I choose my own roommate?

• If you are the Housing Agreement holder of a 1, 2, or 3 bedroom apartment, the other occupants do not need to be UCSF affiliates.
• If you live in a group accommodation (a shared Avenue House or a Mission Bay 4-Bedroom apartment), Housing Services will assign tenants to the other spaces. You may request to live with another eligible affiliate. However, the other affiliate must submit his/her own application. Remember that assignment is based on earliest move-in date, so you and the other affiliate should arrange to move in around the same date. Any delay may significantly limit options.
• Even if you do not have a roommate in mind, the on-line application allows you an opportunity to list some roommate preferences based on gender and academic program affiliation. However, we do not have a "roommate matching" program like undergraduate universities. In most cases, you will not have the opportunity to meet your prospective roommate.

Can I get housing for a few weeks or a couple of months?
On-campus housing options are intended as long-term options, and Housing Agreements are based on a full year's term. Short-term housing is not available over the summer. For short-term housing resources, please visit our Short Term Lodging Guide or our Off-Campus Listing Service.