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check-out inspection

A check-out inspection is an inspection of a rented property carried out when a tenant moves out, to record its condition at the end of the tenancy.

In plain English

This is the end-of-tenancy condition check for a rented home. It happens when the tenant leaves, and its purpose is to make a record of how the property is at that point.

In context

Here, it names the inspection that must take place when the tenancy ends to record the rented property's condition at move-out.

Situation
Managing move-in, move-out, inventory, keys, deposits, and condition reports
What it communicates
names the required inspection step at the end of the tenancy.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not say who carries out the inspection or what will be done with the recorded condition.

Examples

“Once the tenants had moved out, a check-out inspection was carried out to record the condition of the rented house.”

Core meaning

“The agent arranged the check-out inspection for the afternoon the tenancy ended.”

In context