Notes on renting, done properly.
Plain-English guides on inspections, deposits, and keeping things fair — written for South African landlords and rental agents. No jargon, no legal advice, just how it actually works.
The whole inspection process in one place — move-in, routine and move-out inspections, photographs, condition reports and deposit-dispute evidence.
What happens if you miss a rental inspection?
What South Africa's Rental Housing Act actually says when a move-in or move-out inspection is missed — why it depends on who skipped it, and why missing the incoming inspection doesn't forfeit a tenant's right to dispute.
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How to run a routine rental inspection in South Africa without ambushing your tenant — the reasonable notice the Rental Housing Act expects, fair reasons to visit, photos and privacy, and how it differs from the move-out inspection.
When a deposit deduction is challenged in South Africa the dispute turns on evidence — which records prove damage, cause and reasonable cost, and where each kind of proof falls short.
Under South Africa's Rental Housing Act the incoming and outgoing inspections do different jobs — what each one records, when it happens, and why skipping either can cost you the deposit claim.
A practical method for photographing move-in and move-out inspections in South Africa — the shot sequence, lighting, labels and privacy that make the photos actually hold up later.
A practical, room-by-room move-in inspection checklist for South African landlords and agents — what to photograph, how to rate condition, and how to get it signed so deposits aren't a fight later.
A practical guide for SA landlords and agents: move-in and move-out inspections, photo evidence, signatures, and the report that settles deposit disputes before they start.
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