
Normal Wear and Tear vs Damage: A Landlord's Line-by-Line Guide
You can deduct from a deposit for damage, not for normal wear. Here is the line between the two, surface by surface, and how to document which one you are looking at.
Practical guides on documenting property condition, running move-in and move-out inspections, and keeping records that hold up.

You can deduct from a deposit for damage, not for normal wear. Here is the line between the two, surface by surface, and how to document which one you are looking at.

Routine mid-tenancy inspections catch small problems before they get expensive. Here is how often to inspect a rental, how to give proper notice, and exactly what to record each time.

A spreadsheet tracks rooms, but it cannot prove condition. Here is where each one helps, where the spreadsheet quietly fails, and what landlords actually need to document a unit.

A move-out inspection is only as good as what it checks. Here is the room-by-room and system-by-system coverage that keeps a walkthrough from missing the things deductions actually hinge on.
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