Write a roommate agreement for chores, bills, and guests
A fair, written agreement covering rent, shared costs, chores, guests, and quiet hours, plus a way to settle disagreements.
The prompt
Help me write a roommate agreement for my household.
Who lives here: [NUMBER OF PEOPLE, any partners who stay often]
Home setup: [e.g. "3-bed apartment, one bathroom, shared kitchen"]
Rent and room differences: [TOTAL RENT, room sizes, private bathroom, parking]
Shared costs: [utilities, internet, streaming, cleaning supplies, groceries?]
Schedules and habits: [e.g. "one works nights", "one works from home"]
What's already causing friction (if anything): [ISSUES]
Draft an agreement with sections for:
1. Rent split: suggest a fair method if rooms differ, and show the math.
2. Bills: who pays what, how money is collected, due dates, and what happens if someone pays late.
3. Chores: a rotating schedule in a table (Task | Frequency | Week 1 | Week 2 | ...), with a clear standard for "done."
4. Shared food and supplies: what's shared vs. personal.
5. Guests and overnight visitors: notice expected and limits on frequency.
6. Quiet hours, noise, and work-from-home needs.
7. Moving out: notice period and finding a replacement.
8. Resolving disagreements: a monthly 15-minute check-in and steps for raising an issue.
Keep the language friendly and plain. Note that this is an informal household agreement; the lease and local tenant law take precedence, and I should check my lease for rules on subletting and guests.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- NUMBER OF PEOPLE, any partners who stay often
- e.g. "3-bed apartment, one bathroom, shared kitchen"
- TOTAL RENT, room sizes, private bathroom, parking
- utilities, internet, streaming, cleaning supplies, groceries?
- e.g. "one works nights", "one works from home"
- ISSUES
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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