Roommate Agreement
An agreement between roommates who share a home, about money, house rules and moving out. Template v1.0.
Date of this agreement: Date of this agreement
Lead roommate: Lead roommate
Roommate: Roommate
1. The home
The Lead Roommate and the Roommate share the home at this address (the Home):
The Roommate's own room: The roommate's room
The Roommate moves in on: Move in date
Each roommate has the private use of their own room. The other rooms are shared unless the roommates agree otherwise.
2. Rent
The Roommate's share of the rent each month: Roommate's rent share
Paid to: Who the rent share is paid to
Due on this day of each month: the 1st
If the rent share is paid to the Lead Roommate, the Lead Roommate pays the full rent to the landlord on time and shows the Roommate proof of payment on request.
3. Bills
How the bills are split:
Each roommate pays their share within 7 days of seeing the bill. The roommate whose name is on an account shares a copy of each bill.
4. Deposit
Deposit paid by the Roommate: Roommate's deposit share
When the Roommate moves out, the Roommate gets this amount back when the landlord returns the deposit, less the Roommate's fair share of any deductions. If a new roommate takes the Roommate's place, the new roommate may pay this amount to the Roommate instead. Damage that one roommate or their guests cause is that roommate's cost alone.
5. House rules
Quiet hours: 10 pm to 7 am every day
Guests:
Chores and shared spaces:
- Each roommate respects the other's privacy and does not enter the other's room without permission.
- Each roommate keeps shared spaces tidy and replaces shared supplies fairly.
- Nobody smokes or vapes indoors unless both roommates agree in writing.
- Both roommates follow the lease and the building rules.
6. Moving out
Notice needed to move out: 30 days' written notice
A roommate who wants to move out gives the other roommate written notice of at least this length. The leaving roommate pays their share of the rent and bills until the notice ends or until a replacement that the other roommate and the landlord accept moves in, whichever is sooner. The leaving roommate removes their belongings, cleans their room and returns their keys.
7. Disputes
If a problem comes up, the roommates first talk about it openly and try to agree a fix. If they cannot agree within 14 days, they try mediation with a neutral person or a local mediation service, and share its cost equally, before taking any other step. This does not stop either roommate acting at once in an emergency or where someone's safety is at risk.
8. The lease with the landlord
This agreement is between the roommates only. It does not change the lease with the landlord or anyone's duties to the landlord. If it conflicts with the lease, the lease applies. Each roommate tells the other promptly about any notice from the landlord.
9. Whole agreement
This is the whole agreement between the roommates about sharing the Home. A change is valid only in writing signed by both roommates. If a term cannot be enforced, the rest of this agreement still applies.
Roommate phone (the Roommate fills this in): Roommate fills this in when signing
