Roommate Agreement in Illinois
An agreement between roommates on rent shares, bills, chores and moving out. It is a contract between you — it does not change your lease with the landlord.
What Illinois law says
| Removing a roommate or subtenant | A tenant who rents to a roommate is that roommate's landlord. Illinois's eviction law covers any lessee "or any person holding under such lessee" who holds possession without right after the tenancy ends by its terms or by notice to quit. The tenant must end the roommate's tenancy with written notice (30 days for a month-to-month or other tenancy under one year; 7 days for week to week; or a 5-day notice for unpaid rent) and then file an eviction case if the roommate stays. Chicago, Cook County and some other local governments have their own landlord-tenant ordinances with added notice and process rules. |
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ROOMMATE AGREEMENT for [rental address]
Roommates: [roommate names]
Rent: total $[total rent] per month. Shares: [each roommate's share]. Each share is paid to [who pays the landlord] by [due date].
Security deposit paid by each roommate: [deposit shares]. When someone moves out, their share is returned [how and when].
Utilities and internet: [how bills are split and who holds each account].
Rooms and shared spaces: [who has which room; shared areas].
Cleaning and chores: [chore plan]. Quiet hours: [quiet hours]. Guests: [overnight guest limits].
Moving out: a roommate who leaves gives [notice period] written notice to the others and [finds a replacement approved by the landlord / pays their share until the lease ends].
Disputes: we will first try to talk it out, then [mediation or small claims court].
Signatures and dates: [signatures]
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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.