WHY TO SIGN ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH YOUR ROOMMATE?

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WHY DO YOU NEED ROOMMATE AGREEMENT?

You both (you and your roommate) need room rental agreement to protect yourself, in case, something goes wrong...

WHAT MIGHT GO WRONG?

Your roommate's “significant other” might become a problem

“She has lived with us seven months (as in, receives mail here and spends 5-7 nights of each week here) and shares a bedroom with her boyfriend “

You might start having “money issues”

“My roommate is in a month to month agreement with the landlord. I'm on a verbal month to month with her. I pay her and she pays the landlord.

She has decided to raise my rent by 20%. Is this legal? She gave me one months notice as well.”

One of you might decide to get a pet, while other doesn't agree to it

“My roommate got a 10-week old puppy that gets sad and lonely whenever she

leaves for work. The mutt won't quit barking, whining, or howling. For hours

and hours, she just keeps going.”

Your roommate might get to noisy/messy/bossy

What can I do if my roommate talks really loud on the phone at midnight and I've already told him before but it doesn't work?

How to prevent these things from happening?

Sign a room rental agreement before you move in together...

...And spare yourself a fight