ClarityCam: the other person reviews the photos and signs on your phone Prototype screen

Keep your deposit for damage you didn't do.

Move-out charges come down to one question: what did the place look like on day one? Answer it before the first box comes through the door.

"Your deposit covers that stain."

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On move-in day, before you unpack

  1. Each room from the doorway, then each wall in turn.
  2. Floors and carpet: stains, burns, scratches and loose boards. Mark each one.
  3. Walls: nail holes, scuffs, patched spots and water marks.
  4. Doors, frames and locks; window screens, blinds and sills.
  5. The kitchen: inside the oven, fridge, dishwasher and cabinets, and the counters.
  6. The bathroom: the tub or shower, grout and caulk, the toilet, the vanity and the fan.
  7. Light fixtures, outlets and smoke alarms, and anything that does not work.
  8. Outside spaces: balcony, patio, garage and yard.

Walk it with the landlord

Ask the landlord or property manager to walk through and sign on your phone. Their signature is tied to the exact photos they saw. If they won't, the dated, sealed photos still stand.

At move-out

After you clean, shoot the same angles again before you hand back the keys. In After mode the app shows each move-in photo as a ghost over the camera, so the two line up.

If they say you did it

  1. Ask for an itemized list of what is being charged and why.
  2. Match each charge to your move-in photos. Anything already marked on day one was there before you.
  3. Send your record with the move-out photos from the same angles.
  4. The landlord can check the evidence package at getclaritycam.com/verify. Nothing is uploaded.

What the record can't show

A record shows the condition on the dates you photographed. Whether a change counts as normal wear and tear is for you and the landlord, or whoever decides the dispute, to settle.

What a record proves, and what it can't

Questions

Should I still fill out the landlord's move-in checklist?

Yes. Do both: their form and your own dated photos.

Does this replace the condition report in my lease?

No. It backs it up with dated photos of what the report describes.

Can my landlord check the photos are real?

Yes. The evidence package can be checked in any browser at getclaritycam.com/verify, with nothing uploaded.

Can it prove something is normal wear and tear?

No. It shows what the place looked like and when. What counts as wear and tear is not something a photo can decide.

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