Roommate Agreement

Who this document is for

• Roommates signing a lease together who want rent shares in writing
• An existing tenant taking in a housemate
• Students or co-workers sharing a rental

When to use something else

Using the wrong document is the most expensive mistake in this category, because the paperwork looks complete while doing the wrong thing. This is not the document for:

• Creating the tenancy itself — the landlord issues that lease
• Subletting your unit to someone else — use a Sublease Agreement
• Renting a single room as the property owner — use a Room Rental Agreement

What the generated document contains

• Each roommate by name, with contact details
• How rent is split, and each share
• How utilities are divided
• Shared space rules, quiet hours and guests
• Notice required before a roommate moves out
• How disagreements get resolved

State and local requirements

Requirements for this document differ by state, and sometimes by city. Notice periods, deposit limits, permitted fees and required disclosures are all set locally, and a number that is correct in one state can be wrong in the next one.

This page does not state those figures. The questionnaire asks you for the values that apply to your tenancy and prints what you enter, so the document reflects your situation rather than a national average. Start with the state lease pages for the jurisdiction you are renting in.

How it works

1. Answer the guided questions — most take a few minutes
2. Review the readiness check, which flags contradictions before you pay
3. Preview the finished document free
4. Pay once and download the PDF and Word file. No subscription.