ROOMMATE AGREEMENT
All roommate pairs must complete a roommate agreement. No agreement is permitted to contain clauses that allow for the violation of any University or Residence Life Policy.
The areas of discussion below are the areas as indentified as common causes of conflict between roommates. As you write your agreement, be specific in order to avoid misunderstandings. Your RA will collect the form and it will be kept on file. If conflicts do occur, roommates are expected to make every effort to communicate and resolve issues before bringing to a staff member. If you have tried to communicate and are having difficulty, contact your RA for assistance in mediating the situation. Your RA will refer to this agreement form as part of helping roommates find a solution.
Please answer the following questions with “Yes”, “No”, “Ask First” or “Other” and then explain the “Other”
1. Community/Personal Property
You may use these possessions:
· Stereo: Click here to enter text.
· TV/VCR/DVD: Click here to enter text.
· Computer: Click here to enter text.
· Other Electronics (list below)
o Click here to enter text. : Click here to enter text.
· Furniture: Click here to enter text.
· Appliances (coffee pot/hair appliances, etc.): Click here to enter text.
· Clothes: Click here to enter text.
· Food: Click here to enter text.
· CDs/Tapes/Videos/DVDs: Click here to enter text.
· You may let others use my items you have borrowed: Click here to enter text.
OR We prefer to use our own things and not to share them: Click here to enter text.
Please answer the following questions with “Will Do All the Time”, “Will Alternate” or “Other Options” and then explain options
2. Room Care and Cleaning
Types of cleaning
· Sweeping: Click here to enter text.
· Cleaning kitchen/microfridge: Click here to enter text.
· Cleaning bathroom: Click here to enter text.
· Emptying trash: Click here to enter text.
· Dusting: Click here to enter text.
· General pick up: Click here to enter text.
Prior to room check days, how will you agree to take care of cleaning – “will take care of our own half” OR “will alternate on the entire space”: Click here to enter text.
If we disagree on the amount of cleanliness/tidiness each can tolerate, ways to resolve the problem will be: Click here to enter text.
3. Study Habits
Preferred time for study: What time do you prefer to study? “morning”, “during day”, “night”, or “when I have time”: Click here to enter text.
Where do you prefer to study? “in room” or “outside of room”: Click here to enter text.
Please answer the following questions with “This is OK” or “This is NOT OK”
Room Conditions During Study Time
· Music Playing: Click here to enter text.
· TV On: Click here to enter text.
· Having guests in room: Click here to enter text.
Do you have to have complete quiet while studying? Click here to enter text.
If roommate is studying with a group, can the group study in the room or do you prefer they go elsewhere? Click here to enter text.
4. Sleep Habits
What is your sleep habit? “I sleep late”, “Wake up early” or “Depends on Schedule”: Click here to enter text.
Do you take naps? Click here to enter text.
When a roommate is asleep in the room, these behaviors should not happen (examples are turning on all lights, turning music/TV volume up, talking loudly to guests/or on phone): Click here to enter text.
5. Visitors and Guests
Definitions: Visitors are of opposite gender. Guests are of same gender.
Visitation Policy allows visitors in the apartments & campus houses 7 days a week during specific hours and once a week in residence hall rooms for a four hour block time.
Guests are allowed in apartments, houses, and rooms daily. Overnight guests (same gender only) are restricted to two night stay. SEE GUIDE TO CAMPUS HOUSING FOR COMPLETE POLICY
Guests:
Are overnight guests OK? – “Yes”, “No” or “Depends/Discuss First” Click here to enter text.
When do you prefer that guests stay overnight? – “weekends only”, “weekends”, or “either”: Click here to enter text.
May guests use the following items when you are gone?
· Bed: Click here to enter text.
· TV/VCR/DVD: Click here to enter text.
· Computer: Click here to enter text.
· Game system/electronics: Click here to enter text.
· Food: Click here to enter text.
· Are there any other items they can or cannot use? Please list items: Click here to enter text.
Visitors
Apartments/Houses:
When do you prefer to have visitors in the apartments/houses? Click here to enter text.
Residence Halls:
During visitation, if problems come up with visitors, we will resolve the problems this way: Click here to enter text.
6. Communication
What do we need when we are stressed/upset? Click here to enter text.
If there is a problem between us let’s Click here to enter text.
I AGREE TO THE ABOVE GUIDELINES:
Name: Click here to enter text. Name: Click here to enter text.
Signature: _________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________
Date: _____________________________________ Date: _________________________________________