ROOMMATE AGREEMENT
This Roommate Agreement ( A Agreement @ ) is made by the following roommates:
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(the "Roommates"). The Roommates are co-tenants in the apartment located at
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number, street address, city, and state) hereafter referred to as the "Apartment".
I. Amount and Method of Payment of Rent
Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, each roommate shall be responsible for an equal
per capita proportion of rent lawfully owed to the landlord under the terms of the rental
agreement, subject to any subsequent lawful rent adjustment. Rent shall be tendered individually
by each roommate when due to one designated roommate, who shall submit all rent owed in a
timely fashion as per the rental agreement with the landlord) to the landlord or to the landlord = s
designated agent. (An alternate provision could be as follows: A Rent shall be tendered
individually by each roommate when due to the landlord or to the landlord = s designated
agent. @ ) The Roommates understand that they are jointly and severally liable for the full
amount of the rent, which means that each roommate is responsible to the landlord for the full
amount of the Apartment = s rent if the other roommates fail to pay their share.
II. Termination of Tenancy by Roommate
Any roommate intending to terminate his or her tenancy shall so inform the remaining
roommate(s) in possession, in writing, a minimum of thirty (30) days before vacating the
premises. Whenever possible, the vacating roommate shall reasonably assist the remaining
roommate(s) in finding a suitable replacement roommate. The vacating roommate shall be
responsible for any and all current and outstanding charges, costs, or fees incurred by him or her
during the course of his or her tenancy and/or caused as a result of the vacation of his or her
tenancy.
III. Household Expenses, Charges and/or Costs
Each roommate shall be responsible for an equal per capita proportion of common household
expenses, charges and/or costs, which amounts shall be paid promptly. Any additional charges,
costs and/or fees incurred by an individual roommate shall be that individual roommate = s sole
responsibility. Such amounts shall be paid promptly by the roommate incurring them. (An
alternate provision could be as follows:
$ Utility and Telephone Charges. Each roommate agrees to pay _______% of the utility
charges which includes gas, electricity, and water. Each roommate will pay _______%
of the monthly telephone service charges and will pay for all of those telephone
charges for which s/he is directly and individually responsible.)
IV. Guests
Upon reasonable oral or written notice to the other roommate(s), a roommate may have an
overnight guest stay in his/her room for a continuous period of up to seven (7) days. A minimum
of twenty-four (24) hours shall be deemed to be reasonable notice in absence of evidence to the
contrary. The "host" roommate shall be responsible for the actions and conduct of his or her
guest. The "host" roommate's guest may remain beyond seven (7) days only with the express
consent of the other roommate(s). If at any time the guest substantially interferes with the
comfort, safety or enjoyment of the other roommate(s), any roommate may revoke said guest's
license by expressly informing the "host" roommate and/or the guest that the guest's permission
to stay in the rental unit has been revoked, along with the reason(s) for this revocation. After
said guest and/or the "host" roommate have been so informed, eight (8) hours shall be deemed a
reasonable amount of time for the guest to vacate the rental unit, in the absence of substantial
cause to the contrary (e.g., serious emergency, accident, etc.).
V. Involuntary Termination of Roommate Tenancy
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no roommate shall be asked or required by another
roommate to involuntarily terminate his/her tenancy unless:
1. The roommate has failed to pay:
a) his or her portion of the rent to which the landlord is lawfully entitled
under the rental agreement,
b) his or her agreed proportion of common household expenses, charges
and/or costs, or
c) any individually incurred expenses, charges and/or fees whose late- or
non-payment will adversely affect the other roommate(s) (e.g., personal
telephone bills); or
2. The roommate is committing or permitting to exist a substantial nuisance in, or is
causing significant damage to, the rental unit, or is creating or permitting to exist a substantial
interference with the comfort, safety or enjoyment of the landlord and/or the other roommate(s),
and the nature of such nuisance, damage or interference is specifically stated in writing by the
landlord or the other roommate(s) and is not reasonable corrected or correctable; or
3. The roommate has violated a lawful obligation or covenant enumerated in the
rental agreement between the landlord and roommate(s) without the express permission of the
landlord or other roommate(s); or:
4. The roommate substantially violates any express material agreement which may
be created between him/her and the other roommate(s), on, or subsequent to, the roommate's
occupancy, including, but not limited to, the terms of this agreement.
VI. Security Deposit. The total security deposit for the Apartment is $_________. Each
Roommate has paid the following amount(s):
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___________________. Each Roommate will receive a his/her share of the deposit when the landlord
returns it at the end of the tenancy. Any deductions from the deposit shall be shared by all the
Roommates in proportion to the amount of deposit paid; however, any damage caused by one of the
Roommates shall be paid only by that Roommate.
VII. Living Arrangements. The bedroom(s) will be allocated as follows:
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"house rules" about sharing space, furniture, appliances, and food in the Apartment are:
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VIII. Household Chores. The Roommates will divide all household chores as follows:
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IX. Smoking. [ ] Smoking is allowed in the Apartment, or
[ ] Smoking is not allowed in the Apartment.
X. Alcohol. [ ] Alcohol is allowed in the Apartment, or
[ ] Alcohol is not allowed in the Apartment.
WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES this the ____ day of _________________, 20____.
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