Sign the lease
The lease and deposit are signed by both sides.
Key to key
Keys handed over, keys handed back.
Deposits are argued at move-out because the condition report was a photo on a phone, and the landlord and tenant remember the damage differently.
Each lease carries its deposit, move-in inspection and move-out check, signed by both sides at each step.
Move in
The move-in inspection is written room by room.
Live
Rent and repairs are logged on the lease.
Move out
The move-out check is compared with the move-in report.