Roommate Agreements And Tips Template printable pdf download

Roommate Agreements And Tips Template

Roommate Agreements and Tips

Roommates make lots of informal agreements about splitting rent, sharing chores and

choosing bedrooms. It's best to put your understandings in writing, because oral

agreements are too easily forgotten or misinterpreted after the fact. Here are some key

decisions to consider when drafting an agreement.

1. Determine everyone's share of the monthly rent. Designate who will write the

rent check to the landlord.

2. Decide who will occupy which bedrooms.

3. Set up a schedule for household chores that lays out who is responsible for

cleaning specific rooms or areas and how often.

4. Set up a schedule for household chores that lays out who is responsible for

cleaning specific rooms or areas and how often.

5. Agree upon a quiet curfew - when should stereos be turned off or down low?

6. Decide whether overnight guests are acceptable. If so, how often?

7. Determine how much notice a roommate must give before moving out. Also,

decide whether the person moving out needs to find an acceptable replacement.

8. Come to an understanding about how disagreements among yourselves will be

handled. If you want a roommate to leave, how can it be done fairly?

9. Write down everything once you've reached agreement.

10. Write your names, address, lease dates and monies owed at the top of the page.

11. List the agreements you've made clearly and concisely.

12. Include lines at the bottom of the page for signatures and dates.

13. Make copies so you will each have a signed draft.

14. Sign the agreement and date it.

Roommate Agreements And Tips Template