Your roommate stopped paying on time. They eat your food. Their partner basically lives there now — and never pays a cent. You have nothing in writing.
This kit fixes that tonight.
The Roommate Agreement & Expense Splitter is a 10-page fill-in agreement plus a money-tracking spreadsheet: rent split, deposit handling, utility splits, house rules, guests, cleaning rotation, move-out notice — and the 10 fights that kill roommate relationships, resolved in writing before they happen.
What it is
A complete roommate contract you can finish in one evening.
The 10-page printable agreement (US Letter + A4) starts with The Roommates & The Place — names, contacts, address, agreement dates. Then Rent: Who Pays What — split amounts, due day, payment method, and the late-rent plan, decided now instead of argued about on the 5th.
The Security Deposit page covers shares, move-in photo protection, deduction rules, and the return timeline. Utilities & Shared Bills assigns every bill a name, a split, and a due date. House Rules covers guests, the partner rule, quiet hours, food, thermostat, and smoking — the stuff nobody wants to bring up until it’s already a fight. Cleaning & Responsibilities sets chore assignments, a rotation schedule, and the cleanliness standard. Moving Out covers the notice period, the early-exit plan, replacement roommate rules, and a move-out checklist.
Then the two pages that make this kit different: The 10 Fights Worksheet — rent late, food, the partner, cleaning, noise, bills, borrowing, guests, thermostat, early exit — each decided in writing. And the Roommate Interview Checklist: 8 screening questions to ask before anyone moves in. It closes with a signatures page and an agreement review date.
The fillable PDF version has 149 tap-type fields — open it on your phone and fill it together, no printing required. The ink-friendly B&W version keeps home printing cheap.
The Expense Splitter spreadsheet (.xlsx, Excel + Google Sheets) handles the money: Monthly Expense Split with equal or custom percentage splits and auto-calculated shares, a Who Owes Whom settlement ledger with payment log that shows exactly who pays whom, and a Shared Purchase Log with an open-tab total for every shared buy. Demo data is included so you see it working in 60 seconds.
Why it was created
Roommate fights aren’t really about money — they’re about unwritten rules. Nobody agreed who buys toilet paper. Nobody agreed the partner stays over four nights a week. Nobody agreed what “clean the kitchen” means. So every disagreement gets re-litigated at midnight, with feelings, because there’s no document to point at.
Signed rules are settled rules. This kit exists so the conversation happens once — calmly, on paper — instead of ten times, angrily, in the kitchen.
Who it’s for
- Roommates moving in together who want the rules settled from day one
- Anyone whose current roommate situation is already going sideways
- College students and first-apartment renters signing their first shared lease
- Friends moving in together who’d like to stay friends
What’s inside
- The Roommates & The Place — names, contacts, address, agreement dates
- Rent: Who Pays What — splits, due day, payment method, late-rent plan
- Security Deposit — shares, move-in photo protection, deduction rules, return timeline
- Utilities & Shared Bills — every bill assigned a name, a split, a due date
- House Rules — guests, the partner rule, quiet hours, food, thermostat, smoking
- Cleaning & Responsibilities — chore assignments, rotation, the cleanliness standard
- Moving Out — notice period, early-exit plan, replacement roommate rules, move-out checklist
- The 10 Fights Worksheet — the ten classic roommate fights, decided in writing
- Roommate Interview Checklist — 8 screening questions before anyone moves in
- Signatures page with agreement review date
How to use it
Sit down together and fill it in — the fillable PDF on a phone works, or print two copies. Work through the 10 Fights Worksheet out loud; that’s the page that does the real work. Agree on the splits, sign it, and put the house rules where everyone can see them. Revisit at the review date on the signatures page, or whenever a new roommate moves in.
One honest note: this kit is a planning and organization tool only — it is not legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Rental rules vary by location; when in doubt, consult a licensed attorney in your area.
Get the kit
POWER: NEVER LOSE MONEY TO A BAD ROOMMATE AGAIN. Get the Roommate Agreement & Expense Splitter for $14.95, or find DealShore on Etsy.
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