Should a Pet Sitter be charged Rent/Utilities?

[Pamlur]

Oops! I forgot this thread was longer than one page.

 

[DawnM]

My friend often housesits and dogsits for people in their homes. They pay her.....she does not pay utilities or rent or anything. She is a hired service.

That is just silly to expect you to pay anything.

Dawn

 

[C.Ann]

That's about the craziest thing I have ever heard of!!

 

[Ciao Mickey]

I do not know her.She was advertising for a pet sitter and I answered her ad.We spoke on the phone and she sounded very nice and she seemed to be very impressed with me.
I offered a background check and references.
Then she called back a short time later and said she was rethinking the "no rent" thing in exchange for caring for her kitty and she needed to charge rent/utilities.
I told her I would be more than happy to care for her kitty if she wanted to rethink the rent part of the deal.
Utilities I don't mind because I had planned on being in that area anyways to see if I would like to relocate there or not.So it would save me on hotel expenses.
I was very excited about caring for her kitty and she could leave for a month knowing her cat and home were being well cared for.
I'm hoping she changes her mind but maybe she'll be able to get someone to pay the rent she wants.

I would tell her that you will cat sit in exchange for a place to stay.

I would not pay her rent or utility bills for that month. The bills have to be paid even if there is no one home that month.