Q: Can my landlord come do a walk through with a pending move?
Our landlord gave 48hr notice of a walk-through. We are moving out at the end of our lease but we have not made our own repairs or painted or cleaned the carpets. Our belongings are still being packed up. She said she will come in if we are there or not. Can she legally do this? She wants to enter on a Sunday which is inconvenient for us. We are worried she will try to take pictures of the home while it has not been properly cleaned and use it against us. She has been shady this entire lease.
A:
The walk though is done once the house is vacant. It behooves her to wait. Boxes and furniture may just be hiding damages.
Regardless of when she does the walkthrough, any checklist of damages should note it was done before the move out date.
You can do your own video walkthrough once you move out all your items and make repairs. Make sure you also take pictures of corrections to any problem areas she may have noted in the premature walkthrough.
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