Move-in report: the small defects that get expensive later
When you move in you get one chance to record everything. Use it – with these tips.
Published on · Swisscautionen24 · 4 min read
The move-in report is your most important document for moving out. Anything in it can't be blamed on you later. Anything missing can.
In daylight and an empty flat
Arrange the handover during the day and before the furniture arrives. Only then will you see scratches in the parquet, marks on the walls or loose sockets.
Every detail counts
Don't be shy about details: a chip in the bathtub, a crack in the basin, a notch in the door frame. Better too much than too little.
Dated photos
Photograph every defect and email the pictures to the property manager the same day. That gives you dated evidence.
Test everything
Hot water, hob, oven, flush, extractor, windows, blinds. Anything that doesn't work goes in the report.
Two copies, two signatures
Both parties sign the report and each keeps a copy. If you can't be there in person, give a trusted person written authority.
Found something later?
Report defects you only notice after moving in within ten days by registered letter.
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