Important knowledge –when moving in…

When you are moving into your new rental housing, this information can be helpful:

When a landlord rents out more than one lease, you must be summoned to participate in a move-in inspection. Often this is held at the same time as the keys are handed over. A move-in report is the landlord’s proposition, and it is important that you address the things that you observe that are not included in the move-in report.
The move-in report is important, because it is your documentation for the deficiencies in the rental property that you should pay for once you move.

The date you get keys and access to your new rental property starts an important 14-day period. Within the 14 days, you must have written og sent/handed over a fault- and deficiency list to your landlord.

Deficiencies in the rental property can be:

• Paint stains or other marks on the floor
• The varnish worn off the floors
• Lacking doors
• Sockets that do not work or are over painted
• Hole in tiles
• Atypical colours
• Sawdust stack that overlaps (must collide)
• Wall paint on the woodwork
• Limescale in the washbowl and toiletbowl

Be thorough when you make your mistake- and deficiency list. The things you don’t write on the list, you risk having to pay for when you move. If possible, take photos for documentation.

As a tenant it is your duty to document that you have sent the fault- and deficiency list to your landlord, so sent as both a regular letter and an email, if you have agreed on email communication. Your landlord must have the list before the expiry of the 14 days.

When a landlord rents out more than one lease, you must be summoned to participate in a move-in inspection. Often this is held at the same time as the keys are handed over. A move-in report is the landlord’s proposition, and it is important that you address the things that you observe that are not included in the move-in report.

Always keep a copy of both the fault and deficiency list and the move-in report for yourself – they’re just as important as your lease.