Bookings, deposits and client texts for a pet sitting business, with these forms ready to sign on your phone.
Free Key Release Form for Pet Sitters
How keys and entry codes are handed over, stored, used and returned, and who pays if one is lost.
In the Sitter Desk app, this agreement fills in your client's name, their pets and your rates, and the client signs on your phone. The signed PDF is saved to their file.
This template is not legal advice. Check your state's rules.
Sitter Desk
Key and Home Access Agreement
This agreement is between ("the sitter") and ("the client").
Home address:
Number of keys given:
Alarm system: ☐ Yes ☐ No
1. Codes. Door, gate and alarm codes are shared privately, not written on this form.
2. Storage. The sitter will tag keys with a code, never with the client's name or address, keep them secure and never copy them.
3. Use. The sitter will use the keys and codes only to care for the client's pets and do the tasks agreed for each booking.
4. Others in the home. Anyone who may be at the home while the client is away:
5. Between bookings. ☐ Return keys after each booking ☐ Keep keys on file
6. Lockouts. If a key or code doesn't work, the sitter will contact the client. A locksmith is at the client's cost unless the sitter caused the problem.
7. Lost keys. The sitter will tell the client at once if a key is lost and will pay to re-key the affected locks.
Signatures
Client signature: Date:
Client name:
Sitter signature: Date:
Sitter name and business: