In plain English
This is the planned day someone wants to start living in the home they are applying to rent. It identifies when their residence in that property is intended to begin.
In context
Here, it asks for the date when the applicant intends to begin living in the rental property.
- Situation
- Browsing rental listings, arranging viewings, applying, and reading availability
- What it communicates
- labels the application field for the applicant's intended start date
Meaning limits
The term alone does not establish that this intended date will be the actual date the person begins living there.
Examples
“Her move-in date on the rental application was 1 July, but she did not actually start living there until the following week.”
“The agent asked for my move-in date when I applied to rent the flat.”