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Roommate Agreement

This Roommate Agreement is made by the following roommates:

____________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________ (the "Roommates").

The Roommates are co-tenants in the apartment located at

___________________________________________________________________ (the "Apartment").

There /is/is not/ a written rental agreement or lease with the landlord: ____________________________,

for the Apartment (the "Rental Agreement").

The following Roommates have been named in the Rental Agreement:

___________________________________________________________________________________.

The following Roommates have signed the Rental Agreement:

___________________________________________________________________________________.

The Roommates agree to the following terms:

1. Rental Agreement. All of the Roommates agree to be bound by all of the terms of the Rental

Agreement.

2. Lease Term. Each of the Roommates will live in the Apartment for the period set forth in the Rental

Agreement with the landlord, beginning on _________________ and ending on __________________

on a month-to month basis, and may terminate this Roommate Agreement by giving thirty days advance

written notice to the other Roommates. (Note: This option does not affect any liability a roommate may

have to the landlord pursuant to the Rental Agreement.)

3. Rent. The total monthly rent for the Apartment is $_________. Each Roommate will pay the following

amount(s): _________________________________________________________________________.

Rent shall be payable on the ____ day of each month directly to ________________________________.

The Roommates understand that they are jointly and severally liable for the full amount of the rent, which

means that each roommate is responsible to the landlord for the full amount of the Apartment’s rent if the

other roommates fail to pay their share.

4. Security Deposit. The total security deposit for the unit is $_________. Each Roommate has paid

to _________________________________________________________________________________

the following amount(s):__________________________________________. Each Roommate will

receive his/her share of the deposit when the landlord returns it at the end of the tenancy. Any deductions

from the deposit shall be shared by all the Roommates in proportion to the amount of deposit paid;

however, any damage caused by one of the Roommates shall be paid only by that Roommate.

5. Early Termination of the Tenancy. If one roommate elects to leave before the end of the lease term

described in paragraph 2, it / is /is not/ roommate’s responsibility to find a replacement. The departing

roommate /will/will not/ continue to be responsible for his/her share of the rent until the end of the lease

term or a replacement roommate starts paying rent, whichever occurs first.

All of the remaining roommates /will have /will not/ have the right to approve the replacement roommate.

Approval of a replacement roommate may not be withheld unreasonably, but the replacement roommate

must satisfy the following criteria:

___________________________________________________________________________________.

The landlord’s prior written approval is required to change roommates, and the departing roommate /the

remaining roommate(s)/ is/are responsible for obtaining that approval.

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Roommate Agreement Template