Inventory of the property upon delivery of the apartment: sample and rules for drawing up

There are many people who want to rent or rent a house today. Landlords who provide such premises for rent, you should know some rules that must be observed in order to protect themselves from possible risks. One of these rules is the compulsory compilation of a document called "Inventory of property upon delivery of an apartment". A sample of this document is shown in the photo below.

As it usually happens

In most cases, owners of apartments or houses wanting to lease their premises do not bother with drawing up any documents. Often some of them do not even bother to compose and sign a lease with tenants. These ill-considered actions in the end can lead to very disastrous results. Even the so-called deposit, which guarantees the payment of rent and the security of the property, will not help here. In case of a judicial dispute, the judicial bodies will be on the side of tenants, because there are no documents!

Inventory and contract

The inventory of the property when the apartment is handed over (the sample is located below), as well as the contract itself, to which it is attached and considered to be an integral part of it, are necessary in order to protect the property of the owner of the apartment. Drawing up the contract, the tenant and the lessor establish in it the rules for using the apartment, list each other's duties (for example, who should repair or who is responsible for paying utility bills). But, in addition to duties, the contract also introduces the rights of counterparties. These include the right of the owner to an occasional visit to a dwelling for his inspection. Parties can set certain dates when the owner will check the housing. They can provide for any other rights of both the landlord and the tenant.

What is the contract for?

Having concluded the lease, the owner of the dwelling will protect himself against possible subsequent risks associated with the relationship with the tenant. These risks can be expressed in non-payment of rent, in damage to property, in causing other damage. The contract will be the document that the landlord can refer to in court, as the basis for his rights and obligations of the tenant. Moreover, in the case of a crime involving an apartment or tenant, the contract will be evidence in the investigation of the criminal case.

What is the inventory for?

Of course, the lease agreement will be incomplete if it is not attached to it inventory of the property when you rent the apartment, a sample of filling which can be seen in the photo. What does this document give? First, it lists all things and other items that are in the apartment (house) at the time of its transfer to rent. This will protect the landlord from such a case, when at the dissolution of the lease it turns out that there is not enough in the apartment, for example, a TV. Referring to the inventory of the property when surrendering the apartment (sample see below), the landlord can prove the fact of the presence of this TV when receiving-transfer housing. That is, he can convince the court that the tenant got an apartment with a TV, and returns it without him. Therefore, with such a tenant, the amount of damage caused to the owner must be recovered. If there is a contract and an inventory, the court will make a positive decision and charge the cost of the TV from the tenant.

How to draw up a document

An example of an inventory of the property upon delivery of an apartment (a sample of this document) is shown in the photo below. However, we list all the requisites that should contain this act. First, the document should be entitled. The name can be chosen any: "Act of property inventory", "Inventory of property", "Certificate of acceptance and transfer", etc. After specifying the name, write the place of compilation and the number. Further information on the parties is filled in, information is provided both by the landlord and its counterparty, after which a reference is made to the lease agreement. After all the above information is recorded, the parties must write what the landlord hands over with the accommodation, and the tenant accepts the "next property". After these words, all the property left in the apartment is transferred. The finalization of the document follows the signatures of the parties.

Nuances

Depending on the room being transferred, there may be some difficulties with what is left in it. For example, if an empty room is handed over, the act of inventorying the property upon delivery of the apartment (the example of filling out is presented above in the photo) will contain very little information. It will only need to indicate items such as meters for water, sanitary items, and others that are available indoors. At the same time, nowadays people quite often rent an apartment completely ready for living, having everything you need (even forks and spoons). In this situation, the inventory in question can be stretched over several sheets. It is important in such cases not to disregard the rules, write and indicate each subject. Moreover, the state of the transferred property can be fixed in a photo or video, then attached to the lease contract. Inventory of property is a serious document that can be useful in the future to protect the interests of the lessor.