Roommate Tenancy Contract
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This agreement is provided for the mutual benefit of roommates. |
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This agreement made on ______________ is a contract between ______________________________________, ________________________________, and ____________________________________________________, co-tenants at ____________________(address). We hope to make certain that all responsibilities of renting will be shared equally by all roommates. It is for this reason that we are signing this agreement. We understand that we are entering into a legally binding agreement with one another. We also understand that we as a group and I as an individual are responsible to our landlord, the utility companies, and each other.
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Term or Period of Agreement
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This agreement shall remain in effect from ____________________ to __________________________________. Under a month-to-month tenancy, each roommate must give the other roommates thirty (30) days ___ written or ___ oral notice in advance, if for any reason the roommate will be moving out before the date shown above. The roommate may leave and be free of any further financial obligations for the thirty-day notice period, if a substitute roommate is found and is acceptable by the remaining roommate and the owner. Under a lease agreement, the departing roommate will be responsible until a replacement is found. The roommate who is leaving may still be obligated to the landlord by the terms of the signed lease. The landlord should be notified of any pending roommate switch, so that proper arrangements can be made for legal vacating of property. | |||||
Deposit
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The roommates have paid a security deposit of ________. (List amount each roommate has paid.) ______________________________________________________________ Each roommate will receive his/her portion from the landlord at the end of the tenancy or when the new roommate moves in and pays a deposit to replace the departing roommate's portion of the security deposit. Each roommate is responsible for charges associated with the damages he/she or his/her guests cause. | |||||
Rent
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The total rent according to the terms of our lease agreement with our landlord for the dwelling is $_____. Each roommate shall pay the following amount of rent:____________________________________________. (Amounts may not be equal; list all rental rates.) If one room is larger than the other: a) occupant of the larger room will pay higher rent according to the square footage of bedroom; b) roommate will switch rooms at end of semester and pay equal rent; or c) occupant of larger room pay equal rent with the consent of all roommates. The rent shall be paid on the ______________ day of each month. We understand that we as a group and I as an individual are responsible to our landlord for the total rent for the term of the agreement. |
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Utilities
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The following services have been arranged and paid for as follows: | |||||
Account in Name Of
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Amount of Deposit
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Electricity | � | � | � | ||
Telephone | � | � | � | ||
Garbage | � | � | � | ||
Newspaper | � | � | � | ||
Cable TV | � | � | � | ||
Other | � | � | � | ||
Each roommate has been assigned the responsibility for payment of a specific bill. This includes determining the amount owed by each roommate, collecting that amount, and seeing that payment is made before the due date. Household Supplies Kitchen Use and Clean-Up Food is to be bought by each roommate. There is to be no borrowing of food without prior approval. A separate space will be designated for each person's groceries. Pets OPTIONAL AREAS OF AGREEMENT (COMMON PROBLEM AREAS) Cleaning and Yard Work Additional Terms of Agreement SIGNATURES OF ROOMMATES: � � Substantially reprinted from Aztec Housing Guide 1986. Housing and Residential Life Office, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. |
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