FREE 10+ Landlord Inspection Checklist Samples [ Annual, Rental, Tenant ]

A part of a landlord’s responsibility is to make sure your property is well taken care of, especially if someone is renting it. The last thing you want to happen is those people trashing around your property that will cost a lot of money to repair and rebuild. You need to inspect to know the state of your property. Although you need to be careful to do this; you cannot go and do a random inspection without giving prior notice to the tenant. You need to communicate with them before you proceed to do it. For your inspection, you need to have a checklist to guide you and to help avoid forgetting important aspects of the property that needs to be checked. Read the article to know how to create a landlord inspection checklist.

 

10+ Landlord Inspection Checklist Samples

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Why You Should Do an Inspection?

Inspecting your property is important because you can assess how your tenant takes good care of the property and their living conditions; keep an eye out for any shady activities, check any maintenance issues in your property, you get to open a pathway of communication with your tenant and get to know them better, and even get to be acquainted with their neighbors and know what is going on around your property.

Details to Include in a Landlord Inspection Checklist

Before you go to your property and start your inspection, you need to prepare your checklist first. Using a writing instrument and a sheet of paper, make a draft of the inspection checklist you’re going to need to guide you through the inspection process. Here are some things you need to include in your inspection checklist:

1. Utilities: Check if all utilities (water, electricity, gas, cable, internet, telephone, or internet) should be working properly at all times. Check to see if the garbage collection service is regularly disposing of the rubbish on the property.
2. Electrical Outlet: Check to see that no outlets are cracked or broken.
3. Plumbing: Check to see if the pipe, faucets, and drains don’t have any leaks. The drain must not be clogged. Bathtubs, showered, and sinks must be in good condition. There should be hot and cold water running properly.
4. Appliances: Check to see if all appliances are working properly, and placed in a safe spot, and they should be clean.
5.  Ventilation: Check to see if the property has a working ventilation system. Windows must be in good condition (they should open and close easily), and there should be no cracks.
6. Detectors: Check to see if there are any smoke and carbon monoxide detectors installed on the property. If they’re installed, check to see if they are in good working condition.
7. Locks: Check to see if all locks, indoor and exterior doors, and windows have working locks. Since they are accessible on the outside, they must have operable locks.
8. Wall, floors, and ceilings: Make sure there is no peeling paint on walls and ceilings. Those, along with floors should be free of defects and other hazardous materials such as exposed wirings.
9. Pest: If there are any pests on the property, make sure they will be treated accordingly. Call the pest control services to deal with the critters.
10. Outside space: Make sure that the outside space of the property should be clean and in good repair.
11. Rooms: All furniture and other belongings in every room must be properly organized.

FAQs

Once you’re done writing your draft, transfer your checklist to a word document to make it cleaner and more formal. Print multiple copies if you have to inspect various properties. Always remember when you’re inspecting, communication is key to establish a good relationship with the tenant. If there are issues that you’re not happy with, discuss this with the tenant and how you two will deal with it. Ask them if any maintenance issues need to be addressed. Don’t forget to thank them for their time to entertain you. If you need more examples of an inspection checklist for you to create your own, download our free sample templates provided above for you to use!