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Roommate Agreement

California Roommate Agreement – Set Clear House Rules & Rent Terms

Living with roommates is cheaper than living alone, but it requires clear expectations. Who pays for utilities? How is rent split? What’s the guest policy? Without a roommate agreement, small frustrations can become big conflicts.

A roommate agreement is a contract between roommates covering rent, expenses, shared space rules, and move-out terms. It’s not a landlord lease — it’s an agreement between co-occupants about how to live together. California’s rental market means most leases are in one person’s name, making a separate roommate agreement especially useful for clarifying who owes what.

What a roommate agreement includes:

  • Names of all roommates and property address
  • Total monthly rent and each roommate’s share
  • Security deposit amount and split
  • Utilities and shared expenses
  • House rules (quiet hours, guests, cleaning, pets, smoking)
  • Move-out notice period required

Create your roommate agreement in about 10 minutes for $19. Everyone signs, everyone has a copy, expectations are clear.

List any additional roommates, separated by commas
Format: Month Day, Year
Enter the total monthly rent for the property
e.g. “$750 each” or “Split evenly among 4 roommates”
e.g. “$1,500 total, split evenly among all roommates”
e.g. Electricity and internet split evenly; each roommate handles their own streaming subscriptions.
e.g. Quiet hours, guest policy, cleaning schedule, pets, smoking policy.
e.g. “30 days”
Price: $19.00