WEEKEND HOUSE SITTER INSTRUCTIONS
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Complete privately. Agree to the visits, tasks, and fallback before leaving.

Home address / unit / entrance:
Away dates / expected return / time zone:
Owner / number / expected unavailable periods:
Helper / number / agreed visits and time windows:
Backup / number / role and availability confirmed:
Payment or expenses agreed, if any:
Private access arrangement tested by each helper / date:

TASKS: WHEN / ACTION / EXACT LOCATION / AMOUNT OR LIMIT
1.
2.
3.
Supplies and exact locations:
Not included / no action needed:

IF THE PLAN CHANGES
Cannot enter: contact order / wait limit / next step:
Late or missed visit: latest useful time / who covers:
No reply from owner or backup: what can wait / who follows up:
Backup may decide or spend:
Trip extended: owner arranges cover / helper accepts new dates:
Unresolved need before leaving / owner / due date:

FINISH EACH VISIT
Doors or windows to check / locking steps:
Report to / by when:
Visit time / completed tasks / anything left / locked:

CLOSE THE HANDOFF
Owner confirms home to / by when:
If return confirmation is missing, contact / next step:
Key return: person / place / time / receipt confirmed:
If key return changes, agreed next step:
Last updated / current copy held by:

BEFORE DEPARTURE
[ ] Helper and backup accept their tasks and times
[ ] Each person tries the necessary access and locking steps
[ ] Helper finds the supplies and explains the fallback
[ ] Required care has confirmed cover; gaps are resolved
[ ] Current copy shared privately with the people involved

PRIVACY AND SAFETY
Arrange access privately. Leave passwords and door or alarm codes off
this sheet. For an immediate need for police, fire, or medical help in
the U.S., call 911 rather than waiting for the owner. Give the location
and follow the call-taker's instructions. Elsewhere, use local guidance.
Official guidance: https://www.911.gov/calling-911/

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