College Roommate Contract

ROOMMATE AGREEMENT (Revised 1 Aug 2008) Why is a roommate agreement important A lease generally defines only the legal relationship between the tenants as a whole and their landlord not the relationship between the individual tenants.. BUT: What if someone wants to have an overnight guest What if that overnight guest turns into a permanent guest, sharing utilities and space What if your roommate decides to start smoking What if your roommate decides to engage in criminal activity in the apartment What if your roommate decides to stop bathing What if your roommate leaves the apartment and never returns, leaving you to pay all the rent and utilities A roommate agreement can assist you in forestalling many of these problems.. The Roommates agree to pay those utilities not included in the rent according to the following amounts or shares: (Roommates ) 1 2 3 4 Payors Local Phone Service: LD Phone Service: Cable Television: Internet Service: Electricity: Gas: Water: Sewer: Trash Pickup: Lawn Service: The Roommates listed above as Payors shall have the indicated utilities placed in their names.. If smoking causes a fire on the property, the Roommate responsible for the fire shall pay for all damages caused by fire, smoke, or firefighting operations including, but not limited to, replacement of lost personal property, repairs to the dwelling, necessary moving expenses of any Roommate, and the cost of necessary replacement housing for a Roommate for the remainder of the original lease term.. Roommates shall not commit any crime on the premises that either (1) interferes with the rights of another Roommate (including, but not limited to, larceny, damage to property, assault, battery, fraud, invasion of privacy, harassment, and stalking), (2) involves inherently dangerous activities, violent acts, or weapon violations, or (3) jeopardizes the continued right of the other Roommates to occupy the premises under the terms of the lease..