Looking for a sample roommate agreement to make sure your living situation goes smoothly? We've got you covered from rent to rules.To start a case to make your roommate move out of the home or apartment that you share, you need to fill out a Notice of Petition and a Petition. You need, at a minimum, a month to month lease for the room. If you want to make rules and the home and use, that would be a roommate agreement. Tell her that you both obligated yourselves to a contract, to a lease. A roommate agreement is a rental contract between the individuals living together that outlines the rules for the property. There is no way to be removed from a binding contract unless landlord agrees, which is highly unlikely. Disclaimer. You can use the standard texas lease for the tenant. A tenant cannot give up this protection even if it says so in a lease or rental agreement.