Roommate Agreement in Utah

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 Utah law says

Roommate not on the lease	Under Utah's Fit Premises Act, a renter is a person entitled under a rental agreement (written or oral) to occupy a residential rental unit to the exclusion of others, and an 'owner' includes a lessor or sublessor. A roommate who is not on the written lease is a renter only if they have their own agreement with the owner or with a tenant acting as sublessor. The renter may not increase the number of occupants above the number in the rental agreement without the owner's written permission. Source: Utah Code §§ 57-22-2, 57-22-5
Removing a roommate or subtenant	No roommate-specific statute. Utah's unlawful detainer law treats a subtenant's continued possession like the tenant's. A periodic tenant who stays after the owner (which includes a sublessor) serves notice at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period, or a tenant at will who stays after a notice to quit of at least 5 calendar days, is guilty of unlawful detainer, and removal goes through court. Lease conditions can also be enforced against a subtenant in actual occupation with a 3-day notice to perform or quit (78B-6-802(1)(h)). Source: Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(a)-(b); § 57-22-2

Roommate not on the lease

Under Utah's Fit Premises Act, a renter is a person entitled under a rental agreement (written or oral) to occupy a residential rental unit to the exclusion of others, and an 'owner' includes a lessor or sublessor. A roommate who is not on the written lease is a renter only if they have their own agreement with the owner or with a tenant acting as sublessor. The renter may not increase the number of occupants above the number in the rental agreement without the owner's written permission.

Source: Utah Code §§ 57-22-2, 57-22-5

Removing a roommate or subtenant

No roommate-specific statute. Utah's unlawful detainer law treats a subtenant's continued possession like the tenant's. A periodic tenant who stays after the owner (which includes a sublessor) serves notice at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period, or a tenant at will who stays after a notice to quit of at least 5 calendar days, is guilty of unlawful detainer, and removal goes through court.

Lease conditions can also be enforced against a subtenant in actual occupation with a 3-day notice to perform or quit (78B-6-802(1)(h)).

Source: Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(a)-(b); § 57-22-2

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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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