# Dishonest HO listing practices and sitter reviews **URL:** \ **Category:** Sitter Questions, Advice & Chat\ **Created:** [21 May 2026 06:18 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151 "2026-05-21T06:18:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maggie8K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Maggie8K](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Maggie8K)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 08:08 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/42 "2026-05-22T08:08:08Z")
> [@anon9376833](#): > > It makes no sense to me not to mention the tenant but I’m not sure what the rule is. Basically, it’s not a problem if the tenant has a separate entrance/exit and there’s no overlap in use of amenities like a washer/dryer, kitchen, etc. The problem with many houses is, they weren’t designed for completely separated living. Even ones with mother-in-law units often use the same entrance/exit as the main home. And for THS purposes, such overlaps are a problem, because then strangers might have access to the sitter. Like if you’re a woman alone, would you want to risk not knowing who’s coming and going? It wouldn’t necessarily even just be the tenant, because tenants usually can have their own guests. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie8K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Maggie8K](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Maggie8K)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 08:14 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/43 "2026-05-22T08:14:30Z")
Tangentially, this is one of the reasons why I include a friendly heads up in my sitter profile, highlighting THS dealbreakers such as third-party guests. I figure that will tend to put off hosts who are clueless or who try to breach THS terms, feigning ignorance. If hosts see such references in my profile, they’re put on notice that I’m not a pushover. People who are bullies, exploiters, abusers, etc., usually look for easy victims. ---
**Author:** ![andrealovesanimals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@andrealovesanimals](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/andrealovesanimals)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 09:12 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/44 "2026-05-22T09:12:53Z")
> [@Maggie8K](#): > > People who are bullies, exploiters, abusers, etc., usually look for easy victims. Yes, and sadly very kind people often make easy victims. ---
**Author:** ![AnnaBaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@AnnaBaker](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/AnnaBaker)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 11:15 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/45 "2026-05-22T11:15:35Z")
I had cancelled one sit because she then told me that one of the rooms had a lodger. A male lodger, a lovely guy who often wasn’t home anyway. We share all common areas. I was going to sit alone and so that was an automatic no. ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRoadAgain](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ontheroadagain/32/39331_2.png) [@OnTheRoadAgain](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/OnTheRoadAgain)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 13:54 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/46 "2026-05-22T13:54:44Z")
> [@lotus](#): > > Well it looks like someone must have reported her listing because I can no longer access it, and I honestly feel even worse now. When you brought the subject up here, you effectively reported her. This forum is THS’s and they do monitor it. Members have hurdles to matching a THS profile based on forum handles but THS does not. ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRoadAgain](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ontheroadagain/32/39331_2.png) [@OnTheRoadAgain](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/OnTheRoadAgain)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 14:09 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/47 "2026-05-22T14:09:03Z")
> [@Maggie8K](#): > > She shouldn’t be allowed to list sits if she’s knowingly violating terms. Hosts with pets pretty much violate the terms with every sit they post. Can’t be avoided. > 5.2.4. ensure that no pets to be left under the care of a **Sitter** have ever caused a person or animal any physical harm ( **no matter how minor the injury** ); Once you realize/understand that THS T&Cs are solely for the purpose of protecting THS from liability to an extent that renders THS unfit for purpose, taking the T&Cs as sacrosanct is simply silly. ---
**Author:** ![Cat-ophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Cat-ophile](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Cat-ophile)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 14:14 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/48 "2026-05-22T14:14:40Z")
I agree. The terms and conditions are to cover THS’s backside then to protect sitters and HOs. Think about it, if the rule in question wasn’t there, then any adverse encounter between a sitter and dangerous dog or roommate could be a potential lawsuit. In THS’s realm, if a HO violates a rule, they can say we told them not to, so, not my bad. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie8K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Maggie8K](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Maggie8K)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 14:40 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/49 "2026-05-22T14:40:28Z")
> [@OnTheRoadAgain](#): > > Once you realize/understand that THS T&Cs are solely for the purpose of protecting THS from liability to an extent that renders THS unfit for purpose, taking the T&Cs as sacrosanct is simply silly. Once you realize that all companies selectively enforce terms, you’ll understand that they can make an example of you. Of course, everyone can run their own risks. It’s silly to not recognize that. ---
**Author:** ![carpediem16](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/carpediem16/32/27502_2.png) [@carpediem16](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/carpediem16)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 14:50 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/50 "2026-05-22T14:50:01Z")
On behalf of sitters, thank you for being honest in your review and shame on those who were NOT honest. SO unfair to future applicants. I would NEVER apply if there is a third party on site. I don’t care how great the sit seems. That’s a non negotiable and I’m sure many others feel the same way. ---
**Author:** ![lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lotus](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/lotus)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 18:29 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/51 "2026-05-22T18:29:19Z")
> [@OnTheRoadAgain](#): > > When you brought the subject up here, you effectively reported her. Urgh. Come on THS. If I had wanted to report her I would have reported her. What are the chances THS also reprimanded the sitters before me who wrote selective reviews? I’m more mad at them than I am the HO… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lotus](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/lotus)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 18:40 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/52 "2026-05-22T18:40:45Z")
@carpediem16 You’re welcome. I have to say though that I feel/felt the same way before I ended up on this sit, but the roommate was actually lovely (and I don’t even like people!) and she even helped me find the the well-hidden waste bags that I probably would have spent an hour searching for otherwise 😆 For longer sits though I definitely wouldn’t want to risk a bad roommate situation. ---
**Author:** ![Newpetlover](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/newpetlover/32/36857_2.png) [@Newpetlover](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Newpetlover)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 21:04 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/53 "2026-05-22T21:04:13Z")
I really don’t believe that you have caused the listing disappearance. THS don’t bother monitoring such things. Even when listings are reported, they take their time to act if they do at all. Don’t worry. You did nothing wrong. ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRoadAgain](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ontheroadagain/32/39331_2.png) [@OnTheRoadAgain](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/OnTheRoadAgain)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 21:05 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/54 "2026-05-22T21:05:49Z")
> [@lotus](#): > > If I had wanted to report her I would have reported her. Unfortunately, it’s not about what you or I want. THS moderators of this forum can not ignore accounts here of blatant violations of certain T&Cs. As employees of THS, moderators ignoring violations would undermine the liability protections of the T&Cs. Your intent was obviously not to cause your host problems; you just used the wrong venue for your opening questions. Facebook or Reddit is safer for raising dicey issues when wanting to keep THS out of the mix. ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRoadAgain](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ontheroadagain/32/39331_2.png) [@OnTheRoadAgain](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/OnTheRoadAgain)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 21:13 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/55 "2026-05-22T21:13:38Z")
> [@Newpetlover](#): > > I really don’t believe that you have caused the listing disappearance. THS don’t bother monitoring such things. Even when listings are reported, they take their time to act if they do at all. > > Don’t worry. You did nothing wrong. I agree he did nothing wrong. He’s just not happy about the unintended consequences. Can’t blame him on that. If you relook at my > [@OnTheRoadAgain](#): > > When you brought the subject up here, you effectively reported her. note that the first emoji was a 👍 from Mark\_B. ---
**Author:** ![andrealovesanimals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@andrealovesanimals](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/andrealovesanimals)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 21:35 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/56 "2026-05-22T21:35:58Z")
No way would THS remove a listing after looking through forum discussions. I’m more likely to win the lottery without buying a ticket! ---
**Author:** ![Silversitters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Silversitters](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Silversitters)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2026 21:50 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/57 "2026-05-22T21:50:29Z")
> [@lotus](#): > > it looks like someone must have reported her listing because I can no longer access it Most likely the host has asked for it to be taken down because she doesn’t want people to know about the third party . ---
**Author:** ![lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lotus](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/lotus)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2026 09:48 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/58 "2026-05-23T09:48:00Z")
I don’t think so… She has a couple trips this summer and had already put up dates and had an applicant before her profile vanished. ---
**Author:** ![anon9376833](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@anon9376833](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/anon9376833)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2026 14:09 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/59 "2026-05-23T14:09:11Z")
Yeah I get the concern. I’m just wondering if there is in fact a rule that tenants must be mentioned if in a separate dwelling. Or if the rule is fine tuned to include tenants who share an entrance or other common area like a yard. I can think of only one sit I’ve been on where there was a downstairs tenant and there was a common front door. The tenants apartment door was to the side and there were stares up to the host’s home. I don’t believe the tenant was mentioned and it was a nonissue for me. It feels the bigger issue with this sit is the third party violation. ---
**Author:** ![MTBer](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/mtber/32/47039_2.png) [@MTBer](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/MTBer)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2026 15:18 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/60 "2026-05-23T15:18:48Z")
here is what their rules say, but note the copy paste section from this link says “unless there has been prior written agreement from both parties” so that’s confusing 🤔 . [https://support.trustedhousesitters.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001881117-Guest-third-party-policy](https://support.trustedhousesitters.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001881117-Guest-third-party-policy) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trustedhousesitters/original/3X/8/6/8636bdb21bd43994d29e9f6638eee49f35f020a0.png) ---
**Author:** ![Silversitters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Silversitters](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Silversitters)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2026 15:36 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151/61 "2026-05-23T15:36:40Z")
I read that as a sitter can have a Co sitter or be accompanied by family members ….or have guests **if they have been agreed with the hosts beforehand**. but a host cannot have third parties in the home … For example some sitters sit as a family - in this case only one person of the family is the THS member but their spouse / partner and or children are included on their profile and application ( in writing ) [Previous page](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/dishonest-ho-listing-practices-and-sitter-reviews/77151.md?page=4)