Fill and Sign the This Roommate Agreement Agreement is Made by the Following Roommates Form

ROOMMATE AGREEMENT This Roommate Agreement (Agreement) is made by the following roommates: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (the "Roommates"). The Roommates are co-tenants in the apartment located at ___________________________________________________________________ (apartment 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: 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.)