Roommate Agreement Template
A roommate agreement is a private contract between the people sharing a home — it doesn’t replace the lease, but it settles the questions the lease never answers: who pays what, whose name is on which bill, and what happens if someone wants to move out early. Download the ready-to-fill template below, or read the field-by-field checklist first, plus the mistakes that cause roommate disputes.
Download the Roommate Agreement
A complete, ready-to-fill PDF — 14 clauses, blanks for every detail, and a signature block for both parties. Free, no email, no account. Read it and adapt it before you use it; the cover page explains what it can and cannot do for you.
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This is a template, not legal advice
This document is a general-purpose template provided for information only. It is not legal advice, it does not create a lawyer–client relationship, and nobody has reviewed it against your situation.
Laws differ by country, state and province, and they change. A clause that is standard in one place can be unenforceable — or illegal — in another. Terms that are ordinary between two businesses can be void in a consumer or employment context.
Read every clause before you use it, fill in every blank, and delete anything that does not apply. For anything high-value, unusual, or that you could not afford to lose a dispute over, have a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction review it before it is signed.
What to include in a roommate agreement
These are the fields and clauses a roommate agreement should cover. It’s a private agreement between roommates, not a legal filing, but the more specific it is up front, the fewer arguments there are later about money or chores.
- Roommate names & address
- Rent split & due date
- Security deposit split
- Shared expenses (utilities, internet)
- House rules (guests, quiet hours, cleaning)
- Move-out notice period
- Signatures & date
What each clause is for
Roommate names & address. Every adult living in the unit, using full legal names, plus the full address including unit number — this is what makes the agreement clearly about this specific household and no one else.
Rent split & due date. The exact share each roommate owes (equal, or adjusted for room size), how it’s paid — to the landlord directly or pooled through whoever is on the lease — and the day it’s due each month.
Security deposit split. How much each roommate contributed to the deposit and how it will be divided when the tenancy ends — this is the single most common source of move-out disputes when it isn’t written down.
Shared expenses (utilities, internet).Which bills are split, in what proportion, whose name each account is under, and how reimbursement works — a fixed monthly amount is usually simpler to enforce than splitting itemized bills every month.
House rules (guests, quiet hours, cleaning). Overnight guest policy, quiet hours, a cleaning schedule or rotation for shared spaces, and how shared supplies (like cleaning products) are paid for. Specific rules are easier to enforce than “be considerate.”
Move-out notice period. How much notice a roommate must give before moving out — commonly 30 or 60 days — and what happens to their share of rent and the deposit if they leave early or without notice.
Signatures & date. Every roommate signs and dates the agreement. An unsigned agreement is just a conversation — it becomes something you can actually point back to only once everyone has signed it.
Common mistakes to watch for
- Assuming the lease covers it. The lease binds tenants to the landlord — it says nothing about how roommates split costs among themselves. Without a separate agreement, that split exists only as a verbal understanding.
- No plan for early move-out. Roommate situations change — a job move, a breakup, a new place. Without a notice period and a rule for covering the remaining rent, one roommate can end up stuck with the full bill.
- Vague deposit division. “We’ll split it fairly” invites disagreement. State the exact contribution from each roommate and how deductions (if any) will be shared before anyone moves in.
- Leaving off a roommate who isn’t on the lease. If someone is living in and paying toward the unit but never signs the roommate agreement, there’s nothing to point to if they stop paying or dispute a charge.
Get your roommate agreement signed
Fill in the template above and send it to your roommates for signature with a free Evenseal account — 5 documents a month, no card required. If everyone is together in person, you can also self-sign a shared copy for free at /sign-pdf.
Not legal advice — this is a private agreement between roommates and doesn’t replace or modify the lease with your landlord.