The purpose of this questionnaire is to clarify the expectations of all parties before any misunderstandings can occur.

1. What are you looking for in a roommate?
   - a "roommate-friend" (e.g., "Can I borrow your ______________________?")
   - a "roommate-roommate" (e.g., "You do your thing, I'll do mine.")
2. How often will you have daytime company or overnight guests?
3. "Do you have ANY hangups that would interfere with the overall pleasant environment that you want to maintain in your home?"
   For example, attitudes towards ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion?
4. How much time do you spend in the bathroom or shower?
   Morning or evening showers (or both)?
5. How late do you like to sleep on weekends? Weekdays?
6. How late do you like to stay up on weekends? Weekdays?
7. Do you study at home or in a library-type environment?
8. Do you have your own car?
9. Do you drink or smoke anything?
10. Do you have pets, and what kind?
11. How much time do you spend on the phone, and do you frequently make long-distance calls? Are you able and willing to hold utilities in your name?
12. How important is cleanliness to you?
13. Do you have alot of personal belongings, i.e. potential clutter?
14. Do you have a meal plan or will you be cooking mostly in the kitchen?
15. Who will do the dishes and how soon after using?
16. Are you a vegetarian? What types of foods do you typically eat?
17. Do you assume you have the freedom to use other people's belongings, even when they are not present?
18. Should any damage be done to the apartment, how will we decide who is held responsible? Excessive finger-pointing vs. collective responsibility.
19. If, at any time, you have a problem with your existing living arrangement, how would you go about resolving it? Threats, moving out, running to the landlord, or compromise and discussion.