By Off-Campus Housing and Neighborhood Relations
Most Boulder leases are joint and several, which means you are responsible not only for your own rent, but also for your roommates’ rent and any damage they may cause. If you pay rent, but your roommate doesn’t, you can still be evicted.
Some helpful tips to consider:
- Best friends don’t necessarily make the best roommates. Get to know one another’s lifestyles and make sure they are attuned.
- Ask your future roommate if there is any chance that they will be leaving mid-semester or if they are concerned about affording rent.Ìý
- Discuss how bills and chores will be divided. Considered signing a .
- Connect with other university students looking for a place and/or roommate on .
- offer individual lease liability – so you don’t have to worry about your roommates’ rent.
- In Boulder, no more than three (in some cases four) unrelated persons can live in a single dwelling unit. Basically, a six-bedroom house may only be legally zoned for three (or four) unrelated individuals.
- Over-occupancy is enforced if someone files a complaint, which usually happens when neighbors see too many vehicles or guests, as well as too much noise and trash.
- If you are caught over-occupying, your household faces a possible $2,000 fine a day.
- You can call Environmental and Zoning Enforcement at 303-441-3239 to verify how many people the prospective unit is zoned for.
- At the end of the day, make sure ALL your names are on the lease.
Questions? Contact: ,Ìý303-492-7053, orÌýoch@colorado.eduÌýor visit us in the UMC room 313.