What courts and tenants expect to see
Almost every state requires landlords to itemize deductions and back them up. 'Back them up' in practice means photos, dates, and ideally signatures.
A vague paper checklist with no photos rarely satisfies a judge. SnapHome's PDF is exactly the format a judge expects: organized by room, with photos, dates, and acknowledgements.
What's in a SnapHome documentation package
- Move-in inspection PDF (the baseline)
- Move-out inspection PDF (the comparison)
- AI-generated summary of visible changes
- Per-damage description and severity hint
- Estimated national repair ranges (Beta) for context
- Tenant and landlord signatures on both reports
Why this format prevents disputes from happening at all
Most disputes never reach court because, once the tenant sees the side-by-side proof, the conversation ends. SnapHome's transparency removes the ambiguity that fuels disputes.
Use it for escrow, mediation, or court
The signed PDF works equally well as a record submitted to a state's deposit dispute service, as evidence in mediation, or as an exhibit in small claims court.