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natasha,Jan 8 2006, 05:41 PM Wrote:I need to find a new roommate and was wondering if I am allowed, legally, to ask the for the following: sign a contract stating he/she will give one month notice before leaving and will be responsible for a 1/3 of the rent, and bills, proof of employment/income, and a criminal reference check? Are there any other questions I should be asking?
I want to make sure I don't get stuck last minute having to come up with the extra rent money because someone left. the last time we got a new roommate it was my other roommates partern and no arrangements were made, and I was told on the 31st that he was leaving on the 1st, therefore wouldn't be paying his 1/3 of the rent for January. When my sister had left, I made arrangements with her that she would continue to pay her share of the rent/bills until we found a new roommate or the lease was up, whichever came first.
thank you very much in advance
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there is a Kit you can get that tells you everything.. unfortunatly I don't have it or know where to find it. But I do know that yes they sign a contract, you can pretty much stipulate anything in the contract and if they sign it, then it's legal cause they agreed to it.


:)