Printable inspection forms
Blank forms to print and take with you. Free, no account needed, and yours to use whether or not you use RentGuide. Each one has a space for every room, the same four condition ratings, and room to write what you saw.
Ingoing inspection form
The condition of the property at the start of a tenancy. This is the one an outgoing inspection gets compared against, so it is worth doing thoroughly: it is what a bond argument usually turns on.
Open the ingoing form (PDF)Routine inspection form
A check during the tenancy. Lighter than the other two, for recording what has changed and anything that needs repair.
Open the routine form (PDF)Outgoing inspection form
The condition at the end of the tenancy, compared room by room against the ingoing report. Fair wear and tear is not damage.
Open the outgoing form (PDF)
Before you go
- A routine inspection needs at least 48 hours' written notice, and the notice cannot be more than 14 days ahead.
- Inspections can happen between 8am and 7pm.
- A property can be inspected at most once every 4 weeks.
- Photograph the property, not the people. Avoid tenants, visitors and anything personal of theirs.
General information, not legal advice. The rules are on tenancy.govt.nz, and nothing on this page has been reviewed by a lawyer.
See how RentGuide keeps inspections
The demo shows inspection reports kept with each tenancy, on invented properties. Nothing you do there is saved.
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