Woman Asks Sister To Housesit For Her As A Favor, Then Asks Her To Pay Rent For The Whole Period
The audacity people are capable of never ceases to leave us jaw-dropped, does it?
Some favors stop feeling like favors the moment money gets involved. That is exactly what happened when one woman agreed to help her sister by housesitting, only to be told she should also pay rent for the entire stay.
The situation quickly turned awkward, because the sister was leaving for vacation and expected help without much pushback. Instead, the request turned into a family dispute about fairness, responsibility, and what housesitting is actually supposed to mean.
Then the sister tried to justify the charge, and the whole thing got even messier. Read on.
Here's the original Reddit post by u/Equivalent_You_6114:
RedditOP's sister was planning to go on vacation, but she needed someone to housesit for her.
RedditOP was completely surprised after her sister requested that she pay rent.
Reddit
OP's sister claimed that she was going to 'lose out' on those days.
Reddit
OP then added an edit to provide more information about her situation.
Reddit
Soon after, OP added a second EDIT where she reached a final conclusion.
Reddit
Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Equivalent_You_6114's post:
Reddit
A landlord group must be the most unethical place on earth.
Reddit
This debate about whether to pay ignored bills, the siblings vs. financial fairness argument, is similar to the AITA case where someone refuses to cover their sibling’s bills.
The fact that they all sided with OP's sister says a lot about what kind of people they are.
Reddit
The sister wanted OP to do her a favor and give her money on top of that.
Reddit
Anyone in their right mind would side with OP and not the sister.
Reddit
The sister is confused about what housesitting is supposed to be.
Reddit
The sister wanted to guilt OP into paying by utilizing her echo chamber.
Reddit
The sister is either delusional or acting as if she doesn't understand how the world works.
Reddit
Someone should show this to the landlord group.
Reddit
OP should use her sister's logic against her.
Reddit
There are always two sides to every story.
Reddit
They are all completely delusional.
Reddit
No one in their right mind would think this is acceptable.
Reddit
The sister presented the wrong details in the landlord group.
Reddit
If she hired a housesitter, she might expect to be paid by her.
Reddit
OP is definitely not the a-hole here. Her sister not only wants her to do her a favor by housesitting, 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 being generous by offering her a discount.
Why are landlords so annoying?
OP’s sister asked for rent after housesitting, now see if she should cover it after apartment chaos.
