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Hardy told police she met Engeland months ago through a Craigslist post for a house sitter and that they were friends, according to the court documents.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

“Pool Boy” A house sitter makes a connection with a pool cleaner at a schmancy residence up on Mulholland Drive in this site-specific tale staged by Lost Angels Theatre Company.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

According to a Washington Post profile, in recent years Judge has juggled writing with working in a record store, a liquor store and as a substitute teacher and house sitter.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2018

I’d lived in Portland for a while after college, and some acquaintances there needed a house sitter.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 5, 2017

One of Woolner’s cousins, a Washington lawyer, employs Maggie both at her office and as a house sitter.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times