The Roommate Agreement



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The Roommate Agreement was written by Sheldon Cooper and was signed by Leonard Hofstadter when they first became roommates. These events were shown during a in The Staircase Implementation. Sheldon starts mentioning paragraphs from the Roommate Agreement in the episode The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem and continues to do so throughout the series usually during someone's violation.

Sheldon revamped the agreement to better favor himself in The Agreement Dissection. The new version was only agreed upon by blackmail as Sheldon set up a one minute timer which would have emailed information to Priya Koothrappali's parents regarding her relationship with Leonard.

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Unspecified Clauses

 * Since the “Sweaty Night of '06”, Sheldon has control of the thermostat in the apartment, which is set at 71 degrees. ("The Staircase Implementation")
 * Leonard has the right to allocate fifty percent of the cubic footage of the common areas in the apartment, but only if Sheldon is notified in advance by e-mail. ("The Staircase Implementation")
 * Pets are banned under the roommate agreement, with the exception of service animals such as -enhanced helper monkeys, and ("The Plimpton Stimulation")
 * No "", sing-alongs, raucous laughter, clinking of glasses, celebratory gunfire, or barbershop quartets after 10.p.m. ("The Roommate Transmogrification" and "The Werewolf Transformation")

Friendship Rider
Appendix C - Future commitments
 * No.37: In the event one friend is ever invited to visit the in Switzerland, he shall invite the other friend to accompany him. ("S3 Ep15")
 * If one friend gets super powers, he will name the other one as his sidekick. ("S2 Ep10") ("S3 Ep15")
 * If one friend is bitten by a zombie, the other can't kill him. ("S3 Ep15")
 * If one friend wins a MacArthur grant, he must mention the other friend in his speech. ("S3 Ep15")
 * If one friend gets invited to go swimming at Bill Gates' house, he will take the other friend to accompany him. ("S3 Ep15")

Breaks of the Roommate Agreement

 * Sheldon frequently accuses Leonard of potential breaks of the roommate agreement or uses the agreement to get his way. ("S2 Ep6") ("S2 Ep10" ) ('S3 Ep15") ("S3 Ep22")
 * Although pets are banned under the roommate agreement (see Unspecified Clauses), in Season 4, Sheldon bought a bunch of cats, or clowder, after he and Amy went their separate ways. Leonard doesn't seem to catch this as a break of the roommate agreement. However, Sheldon wasn't entirely in his right mind following the breakup, and, in fact, gave the cats away after reuniting with Amy. Similarly, Sheldon was emotionally unwell when he brought into the apartment in order to make them glow in the dark (and succeeded), though this would not count as a breach as they were goldfish night lights, making them a service animal.

Clauses mentioned or made up by Leonard

 * Unnamed Clause: No hootenannies, sing-a-longs, or barbershop quartets after 10 p.m. ("S5 Ep18")

Trivia

 * Leonard nitpicks the Agreement in "The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem", but seems to forget about it whenever it inconveniences him.
 * Leonard was technically not required to do anything for Sheldon in "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" since the wording of the section in the Roommate Agreement mentions becoming a robot, not using one to get around while the original body is still in use and intact.

Controversial Clauses
Sheldon states that the Roommate Agreement contains a specific clause that all ties will be settled by him. Leonard affirmed this, but underlined that he didn't sign that clause, while Sheldon argues that while Leonard disagreed, he agreed, and since all ties are settled by Sheldon, the tie clause is made valid. Technically, Leonard is right, as the rule was not in effect while they were arguing over the clause, so it could not apply in that situation. ("S3 Ep22").