{"id":62,"date":"2019-04-23T16:03:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T16:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrc.wolfdepot.com\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:52:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:52:44","slug":"find-a-roommate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/find-a-roommate\/","title":{"rendered":"Find a Roommate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Linking Renters to Affordable Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nFinding a roommate can be a great way to access more affordable housing. While this may be a good financial option for you, there are many factors to consider.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ways to find a Roommate<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Post an ad on Kijiji for free (&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kijiji.ca\/p-select-category.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kijiji<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search existing ads on Kijiji ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kijiji.ca\/b-room-rental-roommate\/oakville-halton-region\/c36l1700277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kijiji &#8211; Roommate<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post an ad and search existing ads on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomies.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roomies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post on your social media networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask your friends and family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nIf you find someone who may be a good potential roommate, meet them at a public place, and consider taking a friend or family member with you.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You may wish to talk to your potential roommate about the following:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can your potential roommate pay their portion of the rent?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will either of you conduct a credit check or background check?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are they an early sleeper or late sleeper; does this match your schedule?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you have concerns about noise, such as radio, TV, or loud guests?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is their work or daily schedule?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will you have rules about guests (how many guests at one time, overnight guests)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do they drink, smoke, or use any drugs; will you allow smoking inside the unit?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will you share groceries or have meals together?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How will the chores be split up?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do they consider themselves clean or messy?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who will set up phone, internet, or cable and be responsible for payment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which furniture will be provided in common areas?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will you both sign an agreement with the landlord?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do they have any pets or plan to get any pets?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will you have Emergency Contacts for each other?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are their expectations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Carefully evaluate if you think the roommate match would be a good fit. It\u2019s better to take your time and choose the right roommate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would be interested in helping out with chores around the house in exchange for a slightly reduced rent, please see our page on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.homesharecanada.org\/ON\" target=\"_blank\">HomeShare<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halton.ca\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Halton_MergedLogo-1.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Halton_MergedLogo-1.jpg\" style=\"width:230px;height:79px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Halton Housing Help<\/strong> is funded by <strong>Halton Region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#3486c4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Haltonrentconnect.ca-Web-Privacy-Policy-2025.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halton-Rent-Connect-Terms-Conditions-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"footer wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#3486c4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Comprised of: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlington.ca\/en\/index.asp\" class=\"footlink\">Burlington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonhills.ca\/en\/index.aspx\" class=\"footlink\">Halton Hills<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milton.ca\/en\/index.aspx\" class=\"footlink\">&nbsp;Milton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oakville.ca\/\" class=\"footlink\">Oakville<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linking Renters to Affordable Options Finding a roommate can be a great way to access more affordable housing. While this may be a good financial option for you, there are many factors to consider. Ways to find a Roommate If you find someone who may be a good potential roommate, meet them at a public &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/find-a-roommate\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Find a Roommate&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":799,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}