for landlords
The move-in record a deposit dispute turns on.
Every furnished rental is two things worth documenting: your own contents to insure, and the unit's condition at move-in. One dated walkthrough per unit gives you both — timestamped proof that settles a deposit argument and backs a landlord claim.
Deposit disputes are a condition argument
Whether a tenant caused damage or it was already there is the whole fight — and it comes down to what you can prove about the unit's condition at move-in. A dated walkthrough recorded before a tenancy is a per-item record with photo evidence, timestamped, that a deposit deduction can actually stand on.
Your contents, not the tenant's
A furnished rental's appliances, furniture, and fixtures are your property to insure — separate from the tenant's own renters policy. The scan values that landlord-owned contents specifically, so a claim after fire, water, or theft reflects what you actually own in the unit, not a guess.
One record per unit, kept current
Re-scan at each turnover to date the record to that tenancy — old and new states never blur together. Across a portfolio, a property-manager mode keeps every unit's inventory in one place, so a claim or dispute on any single unit has its own dated evidence ready.
Worth being direct about scope: deposit law and permitted deductions vary by state and country, and a tenant's own belongings are covered by their renters policy, not yours. This documents the unit's contents and condition with dated evidence — it doesn't decide what a local deposit statute lets you withhold.