Roommate Agreement Catherine Davis, Kelli Halister, and Stacy Fremont are roommates at 3901 Bay, #123, Collegetown,

CA, under a $1,500/month, year-long lease that begins on July 1, 20xx, and expires on July 1, 20xx. They have all signed the lease with the landlord, Will Skruoya; and have each paid $500 toward the security deposit of $1,500. Catherine, Kelli, and Stacy agree as follows: 1. Rent. Since Will has agreed to accept three separate checks; each will pay $500 on or before the first day of each month. 2. Food. Each roommate is responsible for her own food. 3. Cleaning. Each will clean her own room. Cleaning the bathroom and kitchen (appliances, counters, vacuuming, and mopping) and the living room (vacuuming and dusting) will be done once a week on a rotating basis. 4. Utilities. Everyone will pay an equal share of the electricity, gas, and cable bills. Catherine will arrange for these services, receive each monthly bill, and show it to the others within two days of receiving it. Kelli and Stacy will give Catherine their checks, made out to the electric company, within one day. Catherine will make the payments. 5. Guests. Each roommate agrees to have no more than one overnight guest at a time, except in extraordinary situations; and no more than four guests overnight in one month. 6. Parties. Each roommate agrees that there will be no social gatherings of more than three guests at which alcohol is served on school nights. Parties on Saturday or Sunday evenings will be reasonably managed by the hostess, who will clean up afterwards. 7. Exam Periods. During exams, no roommate will have overnight guests or parties. 8. Violations of This Agreement. The roommates agree that repeated and serious violations of this agreement will be grounds for any two roommates to ask the other to leave. If a roommate is asked to leave, she will do so within one month and will forfeit any prepaid rent. 9. Leaving Before the Lease Ends. If a roommate wants to leave before the lease ends, she will give as much notice as possible (and not less than one month) and diligently try to find a replacement tenant who is acceptable to the remaining roommates and the landlord. 10. Security Deposits. The roommate who leaves early (voluntarily or involuntarily) will get her share of the security deposit returned, minus rent, costs of repairs, replacement, and cleaning attributable to the departing tenant, when and if an acceptable new roommate signs the lease and contributes his/her share to the security deposit. If an acceptable replacement cannot be found, the departing roommate will not receive any portion of her share of the deposit until the tenancy of the remaining roommates is over and the deposit is refunded by the landlord. 11. Dispute Resolution. If a dispute arises concerning this Agreement or any aspect of the shared living situation, the roommates will ask the University Housing Office Mediation Service for assistance before they terminate the cotenancy or begin a lawsuit. This will involve all three roommates sitting down with the mediator in good faith to try to resolve the problems. _________________________ Catherine Davis _________________________ Kelli Halister _________________________ Stacy Fremont