Allowing you to peacefully share a rental unit with roommates.

Can help you establish the terms of a lease shared between two or more roommates.

Sharing a unit with multiple roommates can be risky, but by establishing conditions upfront, you can avoid disputes over equal treatment and prevent unnecessary legal action. This three-page form can help you address potential issues—such as rent, security deposit, joint and several responsibility, guests, pets, alcohol and other particulars of sharing a living space—before a problem arises.

THREE-PAGE FORM ALLOWS YOU TO:

• standardize treatment for roommates sharing a rental unit
• state provisions that are specific to your property
• protect yourself from potential legal action
• inform tenants of their joint responsibility for the provisions of a lease
• agree on the presence of guests
• prohibit or allow pets, smoking and alcohol
• establish and assign responsibility for cleaning, shopping
• designate use of parking space(s)
• set standards and process for terminating relationship
• communicate in a clear, concise language
• ensure consistent treatment of tenants

TERMS AND CONDITIONS COVERED:

• rent, security deposit and other expenses
• responsibilities
• liability for rent
• termination of a roommate by either tenant or landlord
• smoking and alcohol use
• terminating tenancy by roommate with written notice
• location of parking for premises
• signatures of all roommates involved

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