Roommate Agreement

Whether you have known your roommate for years, or they are someone you just met, living with someone is a totally new experience. A roommate agreement can be used to start conversations with your roommate regarding personal habits, needs, and wants related to your shared space. It is a written agreement used to help you set guidelines for the environment you live in based on respect for each other.

All residents in a Double Room will be asked to complete a roommate agreement during their first week in residence via eRezLife. All parties should respect the terms of the agreement; should changes need to be made, all roommates should sit down again and renegotiate the agreement. The needs of all roommates should be considered and addressed. However, this does not mean you will get everything you want. In most situations compromises will need to occur when sharing a space.

Working Through Conflict

Should a conflict arise, roommates must first openly and respectfully discuss the subject of conflict and attempt to reach a mutually agreeable compromise. Revisit your roommate agreement and make changes as necessary. If the conflict cannot be solved by the individual roommates, the residents must seek out the consultation of their RA. The RA can conduct a ‘roommate mediation’ in an effort to resolve the conflict. Finally, if the conflict still remains unsolved the RA will consult with the Residence Coordinator to discuss options to resolve the situation.

Residents should note that a room change is the ‘last-resort’ to a conflict situation and will not take place until all other avenues have been attempted.