Walkthrough Inspection Form
If you are seriously considering renting a particular property, it is necessary that you conduct a walk through inspection. A walk through inspection is intended to protect you from being financially responsible for existing conditions that were present in the apartment/home before you moved in.
- Make note of any deteriorating conditions such as carpet, holes in the wall, fixtures, etc. Please be very specific as to the nature of the problems that are apparent.
- If there are any problems, make note on the inspection form and ask the landlord to sign it. An agreement should be made as to how and when those items should be fixed. This form serves as proof that those discrepancies were noted and were present upon your arrival.
- If your landlord does not want to sign the walk through inspection form that you have provided, list the problems directly on the lease and ask the landlord to initial next to your concerns/repairs. In order to follow up and show proof that the inspection situation was brought to the landlord’s attention, send a letter to your landlord, again explaining the nature of the problems that were stated on the lease. Your letter should also contain information as to when and where you can be contacted so arrangements can be made to fix the problems/repairs that resulted from the walk through inspection.
For your convenience, you can download a PDF copy of the Walkthrough Form here.