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move-in date

A move-in date is the date on which a person applying to rent a home intends to begin living in that property.

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.”

Core meaning

“The agent asked for my move-in date when I applied to rent the flat.”

In context