Roommate Agreement Form

ROOMMATEAGREEMENTFORM

Thepurposeofthisformistoprovideyouandyourroommate(s)withastartingpointtonegotiatea varietyof issues. Althoughmostroommatesbelievetheywillgetalonggreatanddon’tneeda roommate agreement, experience has shown that even the best of friends can become bitter enemiesafterseveralmonthsofsharinganapartment.Itishighlyrecommendedthatanagreement becompletedafteranhonestdiscussionaboutissuesandpersonalhabits.

ROOMMATEAGREEMENTBETWEEN:

Tenant1:

Tenant2:

Tenant3:

Tenant4:

Tenant5:

Tenant6:

RENTALUNITADDRESS:

Street#StreetUnit#

City:Prov.PostalCode

Weagreethatifthisagreement conflictswithanyofourrightsandobligationsundertheTenancy Agreement dated ,withrespecttotheabovepremisesorwiththe provisionsofanyProvincialActs,thesaidTenancyAgreementandtheProvincialActwillprevailinall respects.

1)RENT–Identifytheamountofmoneythateachpersonmustcontributetowardsrent,andwho themoneyispaidto. Forexample,willonepersonberesponsibleforpayingthemonthlyrentand theotherroommatespaythatoneperson,ordoeseachindividualpaythelandlordtheirportion?

Itisherebyagreedthatourrentobligationswillbeapportionedasfollows:

TenantName / MonthlyPortion ofRent / PersonRentPaidTo
Tenant1:
Tenant2:
Tenant3:
Tenant4:
Tenant5:
Tenant6:

suchasphone,internet,cable,gas,hydro,etc. Itisimportantthateveryoneclearlyknowswhois responsibleforpayingwhatbillandwhenothershavetopaythatpersontheirportionofthebill.

TypeofBill / PersonResponsibleforPayingBill / DateRoommate
PortionDue* / DateBillDue

*Itisagoodideatomakesurethedatethemoneyisduetothepersonpayingthebillisbeforethe actualduedateofthebill.

3)ROOMS–Itisveryunlikelythatalloftheroomswillbeequallydesirable,ie.Thesamesize,same sizeclosets,haveanensuitebath,etc.Asagroupyouwillneedtodecidewhowillgetaparticular roomandhowthatdecisionismade. Youcanhandleitassimplyasflippingacoinorrollingadice. Beforedecidingwhogetsaparticularroomyouwillneedtodecidewhethereveryonepaysthesame amountofrentorisamore“desirable”roomworthmoremoney.

Bedroom / PersonAssigned / AmountofRent

4)CHORES –Deciding how chores willbehandled inadvance makes getting along much easier. Although individual chores may seem like minor annoyances, during stressful times (mid‐terms, exams,etc),thoseminorannoyancescanleadtomajordisputes. Youcandealwithchoresbysimply having aperson responsible foranindividual chorefortheentireyear,oryoucanrotate chores daily,weekly,monthlyetc. inadditiontoassigningwhoisresponsibleforaparticularchore,make sureyoudecideonthefrequencyandwhenithastobedone. Forexample,youmaydecideeach personisresponsible todothedishesonaparticular dayoftheweekandthedishesneedtobe washedandputawaybeforetheendofthenight.

Chore / PersonAssigned / Frequency / SpecialNotes

5)SUBLETTING‐Therearetwoprimarysituationsthatinvolvesubletting.Oneiswhenyousubletin thesummertogetextraincome.Thesecondiswhenaroommateleavesforwhateverreasonand wantstosublettomeettheirmonetaryobligations. Inthefirstcase,itisnecessarytodiscusswho willsubletandhowtheincomeisdivided.Doesthesublettorhaveuseoftheentireapartment or just one bedroom and the common area (It is advisable to have a written agreement with the sublettor).Inthesecondcase,thereshouldbesomediscussionastowhetherthesublettorneedsto beapproved byallparties orifthesublettor needs tobeanon‐smoker orthesame sexasthe remainingroommates,etc.

6)HOUSERULES– it isimportanttodiscusshouserulesbeforelivingtogether. Bydiscussingand agreeingtohouserulesinadvanceeveryonehasthesameunderstandingandnoonepersonisthen seenas“whining”or“complaining”.Belowaresometypicalrulesthatneedtobeaddressed:

NOISE ‐Early morning orlate atnight noise can becaused bystereos, clock radios and simplytalkinglateatnightwithavisitingfriend.

COMMONCOMPLAINT‐Myroommatelikestolistentohis/herstereo(evenatlowvolumes)

lateatnight.

GUESTS ‐ Can consist of mutual friends, visitors, overnight guests, partners and even parents.

COMMON COMPLAINT ‐Myroommate hastheir partner over every Friday andSaturday nightortheystayforaweekatatime.

PERSONALITEMS‐Couldincludemanythingsatvaryingdegrees.Forexample,bedroomvs commonareaorbathroomitemsvsitemsinthefridge.Note:Itmaybeworthwhiletodoa propertylisttoensurethateverybodyknowswhichitemsbelongtoeachroommateaswell asforinsurancepurposes.

COMMONCOMPLAINT‐Myroommatewentintomybedroomtoborrowmyhairdryerand toldmeacoupleofdayslaterwhenIcouldnotfindit.

SMOKING‐Decideifroommatescansmokeandifso,where.Alsoconsiderguests.

roommatehasafriendwhochainsmokes.Afterthreehourstheapartmentstinks!

LEAVING MESSAGES ‐ It is always important to have good communication between roommates.Designateanarea(eg.fridgedoor)toleavemessagesforeachother.

COMMONCOMPLAINT‐Myroommateneverwritesdownmessagesandtellsmeafterthe messagebecomesirrelevant!

STUDYING ARRANGEMENTS ‐ There may be times when visitors will not be allowed or

maybetworoommatespreferusingthesameareatostudy.

COMMONCOMPLAINT‐Myroommatelikestostudywithhisfriend,buttheirchattinglate intothenightbothersme.

PETS‐Decideifpetswillbeallowed,evenonatemporarybasis.

COMMON COMPLAINT ‐ My roommate and I agreed to not have a cat or dog, but at

Christmass/hegotagerbilthatrunsonitswheelallnight!

Itisagreedthatthefollowingruleswillapplyfortheperiodofouroccupancyatsaidpremises:

8)OTHER‐ Itisimportanttoknowwhatwillhappenattheendofanagreement.Itshouldbe incorporated intotheagreement thatallpartieshaveadiscussion inearlyFebruary astowhatis going to happen. If one roommate is going to give their notice to vacate then the Roommate Agreement shouldrequireeachindividualtogiveacopyofthenoticetootherroommatessothat theycandecideiftheyaregoingtostayorgivetheirnoticeaswell.

A) It is understood between and amongst the undersigned that each is responsible for his/her portion of the rent as per section “1)” above until the end of the lease period. It is further understoodthatifatenantvacatesbeforetheendoftheagreement,s/hewillberesponsibleforthe accruingrentsto theendoftheTenancyAgreement.ASPERPROVINCIALLEGISLATION,THE REMAININGTENANT(S)WILLBE RESPONSIBLETO THELANDLORDFORANYSHORTFALLIN RENT CAUSEDBYAVACATINGTENANT.(Ifalltenantsareona“joint”lease).

B)Attheendoftheleasetermforsaidpremises,anytenantonthesaidTenancyAgreementhasa righttocontinue livinginthepremises aslongastheyadheretotherentalagreement. However, sometenantsmaywishtoleavewhileothersmaywishtostay.Itisagreedif thatthefollowing provisionswillapplywhendeterminingarrangementsfortenancybeyondthetermof theoriginal TenancyAgreement:

C)Unresolvedissueswillbediscussedandnegotiatedinthefollowingmanner:

Datedthis dayof intheyear

Thesigningofthisagreementindicatesourfullunderstandingandacceptanceoftheabove provisionsandterms.

TenantWitness