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Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans
So it sounds like you never did a checklist when they FIRST MOVED IN.
But rather, you walked around the house with them two years after, took pictures and got them to sign and agree that those pictures represented the state of the house at that moment.
Problem is, you don't have anything to compare these pictures to.
So if they were to counter and say, well those pictures he took look exactly as they were when we first moved in two years ago... you better have proof, signed by them that that isn't the case... otherwise you're out of luck pal.
Always, always do the move-in inspection and the move-out inspection. I actually do pictures as well because I find writing descriptions a little sketchy. I do a brief description, reference it to a labelled photo and get the tenants to sign.
The importance is having a baseline to compare the final condition to, and having photo evidence is extra insurance.
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I actually did an initial walk through, but i decided that i would take the pictures at the end of their tenure. I made a mistake when i took 10 days to hand over the pictures when I was supposed to have it done in 7 days.