25-26 Roommate Agreement

Roommate Agreement
Building
Room Number
Who is your RA?
Roommate 1

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Roommate 2

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Personal Preferences/Habits
Are there any cultural, religious, or personal beliefs/needs/habits that we need to know about each other? (i.e. allergies, storing and/or consuming certain foods, storing and/or consuming alcohol if we are over 21, having opposite gendered guests visit/stay over, etc)
What are your preferences for room temperature? What about opening windows? How will you communicate with each other if you get too hot or too cold in the room?
What are our expectations for personal hygiene? How can we have a conversation with each other if these expectations are not being met?
What rules do we have about intimacy in the room when both roommates are present? This can be about solo time or with a partner(s).
How okay with seeing each others' bodies are you? Do you mind if you dress in front of each other? What about when guests are over?
What about when guests are over?
If I am concerned about my roommate's wellbeing, I will:

Other
Communication
How will you communicate with each other when an issue arises? How will we let each other know when we are upset? Will we have regular check-ins with each other?
It is okay for my roommate to share information about me in the following ways:

Other
What are pet peeves you want your roommate to avoid if they can?
When issues or concerns related to policies like alcohol, drug use/possession, smoking, damages/vandalism, prohibited items, overnight visitation, unauthorized guests, etc. come up, how will we address them?
Cleaning & Organization
What are your shared expectations for cleaning your room? This includes taking out the trash, vacuuming, dusting, laundry, clutter, etc.
What are your shared expectations for cleaning your bathroom with your suitemates?
How will you split the cleaning responsibilities?

Other
What belongings are we okay with sharing? Can we share our kitchenware? Food? Clothes? Toiletries? Laptops? Appliances like a coffee maker? Video game consoles, games, movies, TVs, etc?
What belongings are we okay with sharing?

Other
What are we not okay with sharing? Be specific if you need to!
People have different habits and expectations with keeping clothing in different places. Where will clothing be put when not being worn to keep the room clean? Does this differ between us? Is it okay to remove each other's items from shared spaces within the room and place them in an appropriate location (like a hamper, basket, on their side of the room)?
Study/Sleep
What are your shared expectations for studying? Are you setting specific times for study hours in the room?
Do you have a set time that quiet hours start in your room? For the halls, courtesy hours are always in effect, and quiet hours start at Midnight on weeknights, 2am on weekends. What time should you not take phone calls or Facetimes after in the room?

AM/PM Option
What are your expectations for sound in the room? If you're playing music, do you need to agree on the genre or can each of you play music to your own tastes? If one of you is watching TV, do they need to do so with headphones? How will you communicate your preferences to each other with this?
Can we sleep with the light on? TV on? Music on? Appliances like the microwave or a hairdryer on? Or do we prefer silence in the room if one of us is sleeping?
How many times is it okay to hit the snooze button before waking up? How are we going to communicate when we are ready to go to bed? Are we going to agree on times to get up and go to sleep?
Guests
Which best describes how you want to handle guests in the room?

Other
Can guests stay overnight? (Remember, guests can only stay up to 3 consecutive nights at a time, and with roommate permission.)

Other
Are you comfortable with your roommate requesting private time in the room to be romantic with a partner? If so, how much advanced notice is required and how would you like to be notified? (i.e. phone call, text, in person)
Can guests sleep in the roommate's bed if the roommate isn't present?
If one of you wants a guest to leave, how will you let each other know? How should issues or concerns about guests be communicated?
Miscellaneous
Please provide any additional information you want to include in your Roommate Agreement.
By signing below, you agree to uphold the expectations included above.

If needed, these responses will be referred to for roommate conflict mediations and room change requests. This form is also editable if expectations change or room changes are completed.
Roommate 1
Roommate 2
Should be Empty:

Roommate Agreement

Personal Preferences/Habits

Communication

Cleaning & Organization

Study/Sleep

Guests

Miscellaneous

By signing below, you agree to uphold the expectations included above.