How to Split Apartment Rentals with Roommates

Splitting apartment rentals with roommates can be a traumatic process if it isn't handled correctly. It's important to make sure that the roommate relationship gets off to a good start, so you should take care that each roommate feels like they are getting a fair deal. The biggest point of contention in these situations is usually that one roommate feels like they are getting ripped off because they are paying the same amount of rent for a smaller room. This article will provide a method for solving these problems.

Instructions

1. First, get a measuring tape and measure each bedroom in the apartment rental. If the rooms are roughly rectangular, you can multiply the length of the room by the width to find the number of square feet for each room. Write down the number of square feet for each bedroom.

2. Add up all of the square feet for each bedroom to get the total number of bedroom square footage in the apartment rental. Write down the total square footage number.

3. Divide the square footage of each bedroom by the total square footage number. Write these numbers down; they will represent the percentage of rent that each roommate will pay.

4. Now multiply each of these numbers by the total dollar amount of the rent. The resulting numbers will be the dollar amount that each roommate should pay for his or her room to ensure that each person is paying an amount that is proportionate to the amount of space that he or she is using.