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If you plan to leave a house sitter in charge of your home during an extended absence, you need to complete this House Sitting Checklist before you go. The 7-page checklist covers all the items you need to address prior to having the house sitter move in, including:contents of an information package that your house sitter will require - how to reach you, emergency contacts, rules and regulations, etc.informing others about your departurestoring breakables and valuablesclosing off areas of your homepreparing your vehiclescare and feeding of any pets to be left with the house sittersuspending or continuing services and utilitiesproviding for the house sitter's needs (childcare, storage space, etc.)grounds maintenancesecurity.This generic House Sitting Checklist form is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to fill out by hand or on the computer.