5. Ask if lease can be worded so that rental responsibilities between you and your roommate are divided. This is a legal way to protect yourself if you meet your half of rent but your roommate doesn't. (In other words, you don't want to be responsible for difference.)

Warnings:

Be sure names of everyone living in rental property appear on lease. This ensures that everyone is equally responsible for paying rent and meeting any other obligations set forth in lease.

DAN THE ROOMMATE MAN

Remember your RA is there to help.

Although most RAs prefer that students try and work out disagreements on their own first, they are always available to help mediate serious conflicts.

Know your rights

As a resident you have right to:

Sleep and relax in your room.

Read and study in your room, free of interference.

Have control over your personal possessions.

Have free access to your room.

Have a clean, safe environment in which to live.

Entertain guests without infringing upon rights of your roommate or community.

Appropriately challenge another's behavior when it infringes on your rights.

Seek aid of staff in resolving conflicts after your own unsuccessful attempts at resolution.

dan the roommate man