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E. Chipman Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063  \n816-525-5255 [www.summitpointapts.com](www.summitpointapts.com)  \nThe following is a sample Roommate Agreement that can be used by anyone who wishes to share an apartment, or any type of residential property, as roommates. It is recommended that anyone who is contemplating a roommate arrangement or is currently in such an arrangement, have a written roommate agreement. It is a protection for all parties and will help to prevent disputes which might arise from the expectations, responsibilities, and obligations of roommates to each other. For example, in the event of a dispute over an issue that cannot be resolved, the Agreement can be used in mediation or in small claims court if it is a financial dispute. Once signed by each roommate, the Agreement becomes a legally binding document. Each signatory to the agreement should have their signature witnessed by someone other than their roommate(s) . A roommate agreement is a contract between the roommates themselves and does not involve the Landlord. Roommates’ obligations and responsibilities to the Landlord, for the premises they are renting, are contained in the Lease Agreement or Rental Agreement that is entered into with the Landlord.  \nAll parties should make sure they read and understand what is contained in the Landlord’s lease before they sign it and before entering into any type of roommate agreement. The Lease contains various tenant obligations and responsibilities. The parties should determine whether there is a joint and several liability clause in the Lease Agreement, pet policies, whether or not guests are allowed and other terms and conditions that affect occupancy. For example: a “joint and several liability” clause makes every signor of the Lease or Rental Agreement responsible for the entire amounts due and owing. What this means is that each tenant is individually responsible for all of the rent, other charges, and for all of any damages that occur regardless of the means that the tenants (roommates) use to divide the rent among themselves and regardless of which tenant (roommate) actually causes the damage. If one person does not pay the rent, the other roommates are liable to the Landlord for payment of that person’s share or they are all subject to eviction for non-payment of rent. It is up to the other tenant (roommate), not the landlord, to collect from thenon-paying tenant (roommate) . This means that if a roommate deserts the premises, or damage the premises beyond repair, the Landlord can sue all roommates, or just the remaining roommate, and just the remaining roommate would liable for the entire amounts due and owed. If one or more roommates have a Lease Guarantor or Co-Signor, they are also liable.  \nRoommates should have a written roommate agreement in effect immediately after or concurrently with the signing of a Lease. It is best not to have verbal agreements. Verbal agreements are hard to prove and may not be legally defensible or enforceable.  \nA note regarding security deposits: Security deposits can be a special problem in shared housing. Landlords are seldom willing to inspect the premises whenever one person leaves a shared premises. They often hold the total security deposit(s) until all original signers have vacated. Therefore roommates need to reach their own agreement about how they will handle the return of individual shares of the deposit(s) . The same applies to utility deposits.  \nThe Sample Roommate Agreement that follows is not intended to be all encompassing. Potential roommates who are contemplating such an agreement can modify, add, or delete clauses to meet their particular needs. Anyone wishing to use the format below may modify, copy, or print the document. If a format is used where blank spaces are left to write in, all parties to the agreement, who hand write or prin","cbCaieYSu7VvWtYP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieYSu7VvWtYP","pdf",60336,"English","# Roommate Agreement\n## Background and legal effect\n## Relationship to the landlord lease\n## Timing and enforceability\n## Security deposit and utility deposit notes\n## Sample agreement provisions\n### Parties and premises\n### Lease or rental agreement section","[{\"question\":\"When should roommates sign the agreement and why?\",\"answer\":\"It should be in effect immediately after or concurrently with signing the lease. 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