Moving vision

A moving inspection is a review of a rental property where the tenant and landlord (or their administrator) create an overview of the property's condition, damage, faults and defects.

The purpose of the moving inspection is to document the condition of the lease - for the benefit of both tenant and landlord.

A move-in inspection is often also called a move-in report or a move-out report and can be carried out at both move-in and move-out.

If there are defects upon moving in, the landlord has the opportunity to rectify these, and the tenant has the opportunity to document that any defects are not due to the tenant - so the tenant is not charged for this when moving out.

Upon vacating, the lease is inspected to document any defects and damage so that the landlord can demand that all or part of it be repaired at the tenant's expense. This may be deducted from a security deposit.

We always recommend that a moving inspection is carried out - and that both landlord and tenant receive documentation.

Is a moving inspection required by law?

A moving inspection can be both mandatory and non-mandatory - it basically depends on the landlord's situation.

If the landlord only has one tenancy, he is not required to conduct a moving inspection. However, if the landlord has more than one tenancy, the Tenancy Act obliges them to carry out a moving inspection.

If the landlord owns more than one rental property and is therefore legally obliged to carry out a move-in inspection, both move-in and move-out inspections must be carried out (move-in report and move-out report).

Regardless of whether the landlord has one or more tenancies, he is obliged to report any repairs of faults, defects and damage within 14 days of moving out. If this is not done, the landlord loses any claim against the tenant.

How should a moving inspection be conducted?

A move-in inspection works by the landlord and tenant going through the property together to inspect it.

Any errors, defects or damage are noted and documented - possibly in both text and images.

It is important, both when moving in and moving out, that all faults, defects and damage are thoroughly documented.

Once the tenancy has been reviewed and documented in text and images, both the landlord and tenant should sign the relocation report so that both parties agree on the contents of the report.

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