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Roommate compatibility checklist & agreement builder

The stuff that actually breaks up a shared home is small and predictable — sleep, cleanliness, guests, money. Answer 15 quick questions to see exactly what to line up with a housemate before anyone signs, then auto-build a plain-language roommate agreement you can print. Free, no login, no email.

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1. Your compatibility profile

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1.When are you usually awake and asleep?
2.How quickly do shared messes need to be dealt with?
3.What does your home need to feel like day to day?
4.How often do you have guests over?
5.A partner staying over several nights a week is…
6.Do you need quiet at home to study or work?
7.Food and household supplies — shared or separate?
8.Borrowing each other's things (pan, charger, etc.)?
9.Smoking / vaping in the home?
10.Pets?
11.Heating / cooling — what's your comfort zone?
12.How do you handle shared money?
13.When something bothers you, you…
14.If you had to leave the lease early, you'd want…
15.What are you really looking for in a housemate?

2. Build your roommate agreement

Fill in a few details — your answers above set the quiet hours, guest, and cleaning clauses automatically. This is a private agreement, not a lease.

Your agreement

ROOMMATE AGREEMENT (PRIVATE — NOT A LEASE)

This is a private agreement between housemates: [Housemate names].
Home: [Address of the home]
Start date: [start date]

This is NOT a lease and NOT legal advice. It records how we agree to live
together. It does not change anyone's rights or obligations under the actual
lease or Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. For tenant rights, see Steps to
Justice (https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/housing-law/).

1. RENT
   Monthly rent is $[monthly rent], split evenly between all housemates. Each person pays their share by the
   1st of the month to the person responsible for paying the landlord.

2. UTILITIES & SHARED COSTS
   Heat, hydro, water, and internet are split evenly between all housemates. Shared household supplies
   (cleaning products, etc.) are split evenly and tracked in a shared note.

3. QUIET HOURS
   Agreed quiet hours are 11:00 PM – 8:00 AM. During quiet hours we keep noise low
   so anyone sleeping or studying isn't disturbed.

4. CLEANING
   Shared-space messes are cleared within a day or two. Each person cleans up after themselves in the kitchen and
   bathroom. A simple rotation covers shared deep-cleaning.

5. GUESTS & PARTNERS
   Partners are welcome to stay over; if a partner is effectively living here, the household will revisit the utility split fairly. Guests are the responsibility of the housemate who invited them.

6. SHARED SPACES & BELONGINGS
   We respect each other's rooms and belongings. Borrowing shared items is fine
   with a quick heads-up; personal items are asked for first.

7. MONEY & LATE PAYMENTS
   If someone expects to be short in a given month, they tell the household
   before the due date so we can sort it out rather than after.

8. LEAVING EARLY
   If a housemate needs to leave before the lease ends, they give at least
   30 days' written notice and help find a suitable replacement. Rent
   remains owed until a replacement is in place or the lease allows the change.

9. RESOLVING ISSUES
   We raise problems early and directly, and treat a house check-in as normal
   maintenance — not a confrontation.

Signed (housemates):

_______________________    Date: __________

_______________________    Date: __________

_______________________    Date: __________

Generated with Roomit's free roommate compatibility tool — roomitai.app.
A private roommate agreement, not a lease or legal advice.

This is a private roommate agreement, not a lease and not legal advice. For your rights as a tenant in Ontario, see Steps to Justice.

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