Roommate Agreement

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Date

This Roommate Agreement, herein after referred to as “Agreement” is made by and between

___________________________, ___________________________, ___________________________

and ___________________________ hereinafter referred to as “Cotenants” over the premises located at

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hereinafter referred to as “Property.”

The Cotenants all hereby agree with the following:

LEASE.

The Cotenants have signed the Lease over the Property dated ___________________________ that

expires on _____________________ with ___________________________, hereinafter referred to as

“Landlord.” The Cotenant(s) have paid the Landlord a total Security Deposit of $__________________.

The Cotenants acknowledge that this Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Lease

mentioned above. As such, the Cotenants agree to comply with and be bound by the rules provided

therein whenever applicable. Moreover, in the event that the validity of this Agreement is subject to the

Landlord’s consent, failure of the Cotenants to obtain such consent shall render this Agreement void and

with no legal effect.

TERM

The term of this Agreement shall commence on ___________________________ and terminate on

______________________, subject to the term of the Lease.

The Cotenants acknowledge that this Agreement is legally binding upon themselves as such. They

understand that the terms and conditions set forth herein are enforceable and demandable only to those

who are party to this Agreement.

SECURITY DEPOSIT

❐ The security deposit for the Property is $__________________, the full amount of which has been

delivered to the Landlord, with each tenant’s contribution as follow:

1. -$ ;

2. -$ ;

3. -$ ;

4. -$ .

❐ The Cotenants will receive respective shares of the Security Deposit when the same is returned by the

Landlord upon the termination of the Lease. In the event that the amount Security Deposit returned is less

than the amount delivered to the Landlord, the Cotenant’s shall receive a share in amount returned

proportionate to their contribution the Security Deposit.

❐ The Cotenants acknowledge that the Security Deposit shall not be demandable until the Lease is

terminated, except in the case of a New Cotenant replacing another Cotenant who has opted to leave prior

to the end of the Term of this Agreement.

❐ When a Cotenant’s share is to be returned prior to termination of the Lease or the Term of this

Agreement, the following may be deducted from that Cotenant’s share the Security Deposit:

 Unpaid share of the rent;

 Repairs;

 Cost of repairing damage to furniture;

❐ Other: ___________________________________________________________________________

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RENT

The rent of $__________________ per month is due on the _____________________ of each month. All

payments will be made to ___________________________.

❐ Rent will be shared equally, at $__________________ per person

❐ Each cotenant(s) will pay:

Cotenant 1: __________________ will pay $__________________ per month

Cotenant 2: __________________ will pay $__________________ per month

Cotenant 3: __________________ will pay $__________________ per month

Cotenant 4: __________________ will pay $__________________ per month

❐ Other: ___________________________________________________________________________

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UTILITIES

❐ Each roommate will share the costs of these utilities: __________________________

____________________________________________________________________________equally.

❐ ___________________________, ___________________________, ______________________ and

___________________________ will pay ___________________________ their share of the costs

_________ days before payment is due.

❐ ___________________________ is responsible for getting the payments to the utility providers on

time.
❐ Other: ___________________________________________________________________________

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VIOLATIONS OF THE AGREEMENT

The Cotenants agree that breach of or non-compliance with the terms of this agreement by a Cotenant

(“Cotenant in Breach”) may be grounds for the other Cotenant(s) to terminate the Agreement with respect

to the former. Specifically, repeated violations (no less than instances) of any part of this

Agreement, whether the same terms have been repeatedly violated or different ones, shall allow any of

the other Cotenants to terminate the Agreement with respect the to the Cotenant in Breach. In such an

event, the Cotenant in Breach shall be given at least 30 days to vacate the Property. All prepaid rent paid

by the Cotenant in Breach shall be forfeited in favor of the remaining Cotenants.

LEAVING BEFORE THE CONTRACT ENDS

Whenever a Cotenant decides to leave and thereby terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the Term,

the Agreement shall only be terminated with respect to that Cotenant. In such an event, the Cotenant who

wishes to leave must give at least ______ days’ notice prior to leaving. The cotenant who wishes to leave

may recover any pre-paid rent and share in the Security Deposit less the allowable deductions only if that

Cotenant complies with the notice requirement and is not a Cotenant in Breach. The share in the Security

Deposit and prepaid rent will only be demandable prior to the Landlord returning the same if a New

Cotenant is found to take the place of the Cotenant who is leaving, such New Cotenant shall in turn be

asked to pay a share in the Security Deposit and prepaid rent equivalent to that of the Cotenant who is

leaving.

HOUSE RULES

1. FOOD AND SUPPLIES

required to contribute or share in terms of food and personal supplies. The Cotenants shall be

responsible for their respective food and personal supplies.

❐ The Cotenants agree to equally share the costs of the following:

___________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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2. CLEANING

❐ The Cotenants agree to keep the Property and their respective Bedrooms in a clean and

sanitary condition. Each Cotenant shall be responsible for maintaining their respective Bedrooms

clean. The Cotenants agree that the responsibility for maintaining the parts of the Property outside

of the respective Bedrooms (“Common Areas”) clean and the chores related to doing so shall be

borne by all of the Cotenants equally. As such, the responsibility for getting the following chores

done shall be rotated on a weekly basis among each of them:

a. _______________________;

b. _______________________;

c. _______________________;

d. _______________________;

e. _______________________;

f. _______________________.

3. GUESTS

The Cotenants agree that no Cotenant may have more than _____ overnight guests at a time. In

all cases, the Cotenant with a guest who will stay overnight shall notify all the other Cotenants
 beforehand. Moreover, no guest shall be allowed to stay more than ______ consecutive nights nor

shall any Cotenant have overnight guests more than _____ nights in any given month.

4. OTHER:

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BEDROOMS

The property’s bedrooms will be divided as follows:

Cotenant 1: __________________ will reside in the ____________________________________.

Cotenant 2: __________________ will reside in the ____________________________________.

Cotenant 3: __________________ will reside in the ____________________________________.

Cotenant 4: __________________ will reside in the ____________________________________.

GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and its terms and conditions construed in accordance with the

applicable laws of the State of ______________________________ without regard to its conflict of laws

principles.

AUTHORIZATION
The Cotenants have executed this agreement on this _________ day of _______________________, 20
_________.

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 Cotenant 1 Cotenant 2
Signature Signature

Printed Name Printed Name

Cotenant 3 Cotenant 4
Signature Signature

Printed Name Printed Name

LANDLORD’S CONSENT TO ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT

THIS CONSENT TO ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT hereinafter referred to as the

This CONSENT is made in reference to the Lease dated ______________ between myself and
the Tenants therein, and the Cotenant(s) in the ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT mentioned below
(hereinafter referred to as the “Cotenant(s)”), over subject the Property located at
.

I. I hereby acknowledge the ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT entered into in the day
of______________, 20___, by and between the Cotenants known as
_______________________, _______________________, _______________________,
and _______________________, and give my consent to the same.

Landlord’s Signature Date