Angie Cicero has lived in the same rental house in Union City for 25 years. But since the home’s owner died several years ago and left the house to Stanford, Cicero has faced the prospect of eviction.

The Union City homeowner’s will mandates that the house be sold and the money from the sale donated to Stanford to fund medical research, said Lisa Lapin, assistant vice president for University Communications.

Cicero, 77, suffers from Stage IV breast cancer that has spread to other areas of her body. She is a low-income retiree and has no immediate relatives.

Under the recent settlement reached by the attorneys of Cicero and Cathleen Sterling, the will’s trustee, Cicero will move out of her long-time rental house in exchange for the payment of her housing costs for the next five to 10 years, said Cicero’s attorney Brenda Star Adams. Cicero must vacate the home by Aug. 31.

Adams said that her client had not authorized her to disclose the amount that she will receive in the settlement.

“She did agree to vacate the property in exchange for payment of her housing expenses at a new location,” said Adams, who speculated that Cicero’s housing expenses would be drawn from the funds that result from the sale of the rental house, thus diminishing the donation to Stanford. Adams estimated that the house is worth $450,000.

The settlement “should be enough to provide for her housing needs for the next five to 10 years,” Adams said. “She’ll be well taken care of.”

Gillian Ross, the trustee’s attorney, declined to comment on the settlement.

“We’re still in the middle of finalizing the settlement and seeing through all of the arrangements, so it is not appropriate for Ms. Ross or Ms. Sterling to comment at this time,” read an e-mail from Gillian Ross’s office.

Lapin said that Stanford played no role in the settlement.

“Ms. Sterling was trying to execute the will, which would leave this man’s estate to Stanford,” she said. “Until this estate is completed, that house never belonged to Stanford.”

“I know that that outcome will mean that less money comes to Stanford,” Lapin added, “but that wasn’t up to Stanford. It was up to the trustee. It was altering the intent of the man’s will.”

Lapin lamented Cicero’s position, calling the situation “unfortunate,” but emphasized that it made no difference that the house had been left to Stanford.

“It wouldn’t matter if he had left the house to the SPCA, or a museum or a charity,” Lapin said. “Ms. Cicero would have faced the same situation.”

Stanford attempted to connect Cicero with resources more than year ago that could have helped her relocate, but Cicero was not receptive to Stanford’s assistance, according to Lapin.

“We offered to help her by putting her in touch with people who could help her move and relocate,” Lapin said. “She refused help from the county and from adult protective services.”

Cicero’s attorney, however, contended that Stanford could have opposed Cicero’s eviction.

“Stanford, by not objecting to the eviction of Ms. Cicero, was allowing it to take place,” Adams argued. “If Stanford wanted to object, they could have.”