Woman Asks Sister To Housesit For Her As A Favor, Then Asks Her To Pay Rent For The Whole Period
House sitting is when someone stays at your house for a certain period of time while you are away. They take over the responsibilities of the house and make sure everything is running smoothly.
The house sitter is permitted to live on the property while the owner is gone. Most people do it as a favor, but some also get paid for it like any normal job.
It's usually hard to find a house sitter since you can't entrust anyone with this task and allow them to be in your private space. Trust is a key component, and without it, it would not be possible.
A Redditor who goes by the username u/Equivalent_You_6114 made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole with the following title “AITA For not agreeing to housesit for my sister?” The OP explains in the post how her sister asked her to housesit for her and then tried to make her pay rent while she was there.
The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to u/Equivalent_You_6114's post. Scroll down and check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read screenshots of comments from the original post.
Here's the original Reddit post by u/Equivalent_You_6114:
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OP's sister was planning to go on vacation, but she needed someone to housesit for her.
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OP was completely surprised after her sister requested that she has to pay rent.
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OP's sister claimed that she was going to 'lose out' on those days.
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OP then added an edit to provide more info about her situation.
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Soon after, OP added a second EDIT where she came up with a final conclusion.
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Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Equivalent_You_6114's post:
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A Landlord Group must be the most unethical place on earth.
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The fact that they all sided with OP's sister says a lot about what kind of people they are.
The sister wanted OP to do her a favor and give her money on top of that.
Anyone in their right mind would side with OP and not the sister.
The sister is confused about what housesitting is supposed to be.
The sister wanted to guilt OP into paying by utilizing her echo chamber.
The sister is either delusional or acting as if she doesn't know how the world works.
Someone should show this to the landlord group.
OP should use her sister's logic on her.
There are always two sides to each story.
They are all completely delusional.
No one in their right mind would think this is okay.
The sister presented the wrong details in the landlord group.
If she hired a housesitter, she might expect to be paid by her.
OP is definitely not the a-hole here. Her sister not only wants her to do her a favor and housesit, but she also wants to get paid for going on vacation on top of that. She even tried to make it seem like she was cool by giving her a discount.
Why are landlords so annoying?
