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Tenant check-in checklist

Agree the property condition and move-in record with the tenant.

A guided check-in for room condition, discrepancies, evidence, keys, meters, documents, access information, unresolved defects, acknowledgements, and signature.

How to use this resource

A practical operating reference for accountable teams.

Open shortly before move-in and complete within the organization policy window. The tenant reviews the staff baseline and records discrepancies rather than recreating the inventory from nothing.

Designed for
  • Tenants and lead occupiers
  • Property managers and move-in coordinators
  • Landlords reviewing agreed condition evidence

Identity, tenancy, and access

Confirm the person, property, and practical move-in details.

  1. Verify property, unit, tenancy start, occupiers, preferred contact, accessibility, and support details
  2. Confirm keys, fobs, codes, parking, bins, utility information, emergency contacts, pets, and property-specific guidance

Room-by-room condition review

Compare what is present with the published baseline.

  1. For each room choose accept, report difference, or unable to inspect
  2. Add a clear description and photo or video for every disputed condition or missing inventory item
  3. Record urgent safety or essential-service concerns through the emergency path rather than waiting for normal discrepancy review

Meters, inventory, and supplied items

Record facts that are difficult to reconstruct later.

  1. Capture opening electricity, gas, and water readings with meter evidence
  2. Confirm keys and access devices received
  3. Review supplied appliances, furniture, manuals, accessories, and visible serial numbers
  4. Record missing, additional, or differently conditioned items

Documents and unresolved work

Make the resident aware of the records and actions that affect move-in.

  1. Open required tenancy, safety, inventory, policy, and property documents
  2. Acknowledge the exact versions received and complete formal signing where required
  3. Review outstanding defects, appointments, safeguards, access requirements, and expected resolution dates

Declaration and signature

Sign the exact reviewed version and preserve any disagreement.

  1. Review all accepted rooms, disputes, evidence, readings, keys, documents, and unresolved items
  2. Confirm the meaning of the acknowledgement before signing
  3. Preserve report hash, version, signer, timestamp, and audit event
  4. Staff reviews discrepancies within the published service target and issues an amended final baseline where required
Roles and ownership

Make responsibility explicit.

  • Tenant reviews, evidences, acknowledges, and signs
  • Property manager resolves discrepancies and publishes amendments
  • Compliance or repairs staff handle safety and outstanding-work escalations
  • Landlord receives only the permitted portfolio or approval context
Evidence requirements

Preserve the source record.

  • Tenant discrepancy media
  • Opening meter readings
  • Key and access-device record
  • Document view and acknowledgement state
  • Signed baseline version
  • Staff resolution and final agreed report
Common failure points

Where otherwise sound processes break down.

  • Asking the tenant to accept one whole report without room-level choices
  • Allowing a disputed item with no evidence or description
  • Changing a signed report instead of issuing a new version
  • Treating tenant silence as acceptance
  • Leaving emergency or essential-service issues in the normal review queue
Platform support

How Property Manager supports the workflow.

  • Branded tenant mobile check-in card
  • Room progress and guided evidence capture
  • Document inbox, acknowledgement, and provider signing
  • Discrepancy queue and staff review SLA
  • Immutable report versions and audit trail
Related workflows

Continue from guidance into the operating model.

Explore the corresponding platform workflow or use another practical resource to connect the next stage of the property record.

Next step

Want to operationalise this process across your portfolio?

Book a focused walkthrough or start a trial to map the checklist to your properties, roles, evidence standards, and approval policies.