House sitting agreement
Legal advice
When two perfect strangers meet and arrange to take care of each other's house sitting requirements, it's a good idea that they both go into the situation equipped with a copy of our house sitting agreement. We've tried to cover all the bases with this plain-English document but as you go through it together you may think of further amendments, clauses and deletions you'd like to make to suit your particular situation.
In the unlikely event that good will falters and you're unable to resolve a dispute that may arise from a house sitting assignment your signed copies of our house sitting agreement will provide a legal basis on which to proceed.
Security deposit lodgement form
Our house sitting agreement also contains a template for a security deposit lodgement form. If the deposit is paid directly to the home owner, this form can simply function as a receipt. Also use this form if you can find a trusted third party to both hold the security deposit and act as a mediator at the end of the house sitting assignment.
Download our house sitting agreement in the following formats
| House sitting agreement |
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 Sitter
agreement (PDF format - recommended -300Kb) |
 Sitter
agreement (DOC Word format) |
To download the PDF version of our house sitting agreement, you will need a copy of the Acrobat Reader software on your computer. You can get either a free copy or upgrade your existing version by visiting the Adobe website http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/.
View or download our 'Before you go' checklists
Before
you go - checklist for home owners
Before
you go - checklist for pet owners
FAQs - Finances
- For owners: What are the advantages of having a house sitter rather than a paying tenant in my home?
- For owners: Can I have a house sitter stay in my rented accommodation?
- For owners: Will having a house sitter affect the cost of my home and contents insurance?
- Who pays the bills while a house sitter is on assignment?
- For sitters: If I want to remove my advert from your site before my annual membership expires can I have a refund of the unused portion of my fee?
- For sitters: Do I have to provide a security deposit to the home owner before the house sitting assignment begins?
- Why should I advertise on your site and not on another more established site?
- How do your security deposit lodgement and security deposit refund forms work?
- For sitters: Is the cost of advertising my house sitting services on your site really the cheapest on the web?
- For sitters: Should I insure my personal possessions when on a house sitting assignment?
