[header] How to draft a roommate agreement [title] Recognize the difference between a lease and a roommate agreement. [step] Before you sit down with your roommate to draft and sign a roommate agreement, it's important that you both understand a roommate agreement is separate from your lease. A lease is a legal relationship between the tenants and the landlord. 
A roommate agreement is a relationship between the individual tenants and is not considered a legally binding document. Instead, a roommate agreement will allow you and your roommate to agree on the terms of living with each other.