Personal & family 2 signers 2 pages 16 blanks to fill in

Long-Term House Guest Agreement

A few weeks on the spare bed can turn into six months. Agree the dates, the contribution and the house rules on day one, and stay friends.

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Long-term house guest agreement
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What is a long-term house guest agreement?

Putting up a friend between flats, a sibling after a breakup or a cousin starting a new job is a generous thing to do. It also tends to go wrong in small ways: dishes, late nights, overnight visitors, an end date that keeps slipping. A long-term house guest agreement says what both of you expect, before anyone has to bring it up.

This template records the host, the guest, the home and where the guest sleeps, the arrival date and the expected departure. It sets an optional weekly or monthly contribution towards household costs, which it says is not rent, and how food works. It covers house rules, the guest's chores, visitors, privacy and damage, and whether post can come to the home. Either side can end the stay early with the notice you choose. It describes the stay as a personal arrangement in the host's own home, not a tenancy, and suggests checking local law for stays that run for many months.

Best for
Friends and relatives staying for weeks or months
Signed by
The host and the guest
Covers
Dates, space, contribution, food, house rules, chores, visitors, post, notice
Not
A lease or a room rental
Length
2 pages

When to use a long-term house guest agreement

  • A friend staying while they look for a flat in a new city
  • A sibling moving in for a while after a separation
  • A relative visiting from abroad for a few months
  • A grown-up child back home between jobs, short term
  • A colleague staying during a long work project

What you fill in

16 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: host, guest.

1 The stay

  • Host's full name*
  • Guest's full name*
  • Address of the home*
  • Where the guest sleeps*
  • Arrival date*
  • Expected departure date*
  • Reason for the stay (optional)

2 Contributions

  • Currency*
  • Guest's contribution
  • Paid* each week · each month
  • The contribution covers*
  • Food* We share main meals; the guest buys their own snacks and extras · The guest buys and cooks their own food · The guest cooks for the household one evening a week

3 Living together

  • House rules*
  • Guest's chores*
  • Visitors* the Guest may have visitors during the day if they ask first, but no overnight visitors · the Guest may have visitors, including overnight, if they ask first · no visitors

4 Ending the stay

  • Days' notice to end the stay*

5 Who signs

  • Host signature and date
  • Guest signature and date

What the long-term house guest agreement covers

  1. The space
  2. Contributions
  3. Living together
  4. Post and address
  5. Ending the stay

Using the long-term house guest agreement, step by step

1 Set the dates and space

Enter both names, the address, where the guest will sleep, and the arrival and expected departure dates.

2 Agree the contribution

Enter a weekly or monthly contribution and what it covers, or leave it empty for a free stay. Choose how food works.

3 Write the house rules

Edit the house rules and chores to match your home and choose the visitors rule.

4 Set the notice and sign

Choose how many days' notice either of you gives to end the stay early. Send it to your guest to sign.

Tips before you send it

  • Put a real departure date in, even if it's a guess. It's far easier to extend a date than to invent one later.
  • A contribution towards food and bills is fair and usually welcome. Calling it a contribution rather than rent reflects that the guest shares your home.
  • Decide about overnight visitors before it comes up, not on the night.
  • If the stay could run for many months, or the guest will have their own self-contained space, check how local law treats it. A room rental agreement may fit better.
  • Agree a weekly ten-minute catch-up so small things get said early.

Sign it online in minutes

  1. Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
  2. Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
  3. Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.
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Long-term house guest agreement: frequently asked questions

Is this a tenancy or room rental?

No. It's written for a guest who shares the host's home, with a contribution to costs rather than rent. Whether local law sees a long stay as a tenancy can depend on the facts and where you live. For a paid lodger, use the room rental agreement.

Can I ask a guest to leave early?

Yes. Either of you can end the stay with the notice you choose, or straight away if the guest seriously breaks the rules or someone in the home is put at risk.

Should a guest pay anything?

That's up to you. The contribution is optional. Many hosts ask for a share of food and bills on longer stays, and the template records what it covers.

Is signing it online enough?

For a personal arrangement like this, an electronic signature gives you both a clear, dated record. FileIt adds an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion to the PDF.

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