Split rent fairly & generate a printable roommate agreement
Leave a cost blank to record only the split rule (no dollar figure).
Each roommate pays (rent)
$0.00
This free tool turns a verbal "we'll figure it out" into a written, printable roommate agreement. Enter the rent, deposit, utilities, and house rules, and it computes each roommate's rent share (equal, by room size, by income, or custom), records the deposit split and utility responsibilities, and builds a signable document with the clauses that matter most when things go wrong — the rent due day, late-payment consequence, early move-out notice, and who covers the gap if someone leaves. Everything is computed in your browser; no income or financial data is sent anywhere.
Two roommates share a $2,000/month apartment but the bedrooms differ: Alex has the 200 ft² master, Sam has the 150 ft² room (350 ft² total). Splitting by room size:
The two shares already sum to exactly $2,000.00, so no penny correction is needed. If a rounding residual ever appeared (say a total of ±$0.01), the tool adds it to the largest share so the document always shows shares that add up. With a $2,000 deposit set to "same as rent," Alex contributes $1,142.86 and Sam $857.14, and a $120 internet bill split equally adds $60 to each person's recurring monthly cost.
Courts generally enforce the financial terms — rent shares, utility shares, and deposit contributions — and you can take a non-paying roommate to small claims court using the signed agreement. Courts generally will not enforce chores, quiet hours, guest limits, or thermostat rules; those reduce daily friction but are expectation-setting, not legal obligations. Critically, the agreement is between the roommates only — it does not bind or override the landlord's lease.
Courts generally enforce the financial terms (rent, utilities, deposit shares) and you can use it in small claims; they generally won't enforce chores, quiet hours, or guest rules. It binds the roommates, not the landlord.
No. Most leases make co-tenants jointly and severally liable, so the landlord can pursue any one of you for the full rent. The agreement only governs how roommates settle up among themselves.
Equal is fair only when rooms and amenities match. When rooms differ, split by square footage or by income (or a base-plus-amenity premium). This tool computes each method and confirms shares sum exactly to the total.
The landlord usually returns it only at the end of the whole tenancy. A common fix: the incoming or remaining roommate pays the departing roommate their deposit share at move-out and assumes the claim. The agreement records each contribution so the buyout is clear.
Most month-to-month tenancies need at least 30 days' written notice to the landlord (some places up to 60). Your agreement can require more notice between roommates but can't shorten what's owed to the landlord; the departing roommate generally owes rent through the notice period.
Yes. The by-income split runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is transmitted or stored.
Yes. 100% free, everything runs in your browser.
Built in your browser and saved only there. We don't store or sell your data. Not legal advice.