# Your deposit, and the flat as you found it

On the day you get the keys: every room on video, the damage in photos, the meters and the email you sent the landlord. Two years later, the move-out starts from that note.

## At a glance

- **For:** Tenants, from the day they get the keys to the day the deposit comes back.
- **You keep:** One thread for the flat, from the first walk-through to the deposit.
- **Nothing to set up:** A video and photos of each room on the first day, the meter readings, and every message to the landlord, pasted in.
- **The moment:** At the move-out check the landlord points at the chip in the bath. You open the note from 1 September 2024: the photo, and the email you sent him that day.
- **Plan:** Free · Free, and your notes stay in this browser; export a backup now and then, because a phone can be lost in two years. Plus or Pro keeps them in sync on all your devices.

## Before

Two years after you moved in, the landlord keeps €400 of the deposit for a stain on the carpet and a chip in the bath. Both were there when you arrived. You remember taking photos, on the old phone. The email where you told him about the bath is in an account you no longer use.

## Why a thread, not your camera roll

### The date is on every note

Each photo sits in a note dated the day you added it, with what it shows written under it.

### What you told the landlord

Paste each email or message as you send it, and his answer under it.

### Move-out starts from move-in

Two years later, walk the same rooms in the same order and add the new photos under the old ones.

## A thread, over time

Your workspace starts empty.

### Flat on Mill Road

Home · Done

#### Sun, 1 Sept 2024

*Before the first box is opened.*

**You** · 14:10

Keys from Mr. Novak at 14:00. Filmed every room before unpacking, 4 minutes.

[Image: Photo of the living room on the first day]

*What’s already damaged, with a photo of each.*

**You** · 14:35

Bathroom: a chip on the front edge of the bath, about 1 cm. Bedroom: a stain on the carpet by the window.

[Image: Photo of the chip in the bath]

*The meters, on the day the bills become yours.*

**You** · 15:00

| Meter | Reading |
|---|---|
| Electricity, kWh | 48,213 |
| Water, m³ | 312.4 |
| Gas, m³ | 1,905 |

*Your report and his answer, on the first day.*

**You** · 18:20

Emailed Mr. Novak the list and the photos. He replied: “Noted, thanks.”

[Image: Screenshot of his reply]

#### Tue, 11 Mar 2025

*Repairs go in too, with who you told and when.*

**You** · 09:20

Kitchen tap drips. Told Mr. Novak by phone at 09:15; his plumber comes on Friday.

#### Mon, 31 Aug 2026

*The last walk-through, under the first.*

**You** · 11:00

Moving out. Same rooms, same order, new photos.

[Image: Photo of the bath on the last day]

#### Wed, 2 Sept 2026

*The first day’s note answers it. Waiting*

**You** · 19:30

He wants €400 for the bath and the carpet. Sent him the photos from 1 September 2024 and his reply from that day.

#### Fri, 18 Sept 2026

*Done. Done*

**You** · 12:05

Deposit back in full, €1,200.

## Limits

- ThreadPage gives no legal advice: your tenancy agreement and local rules decide what counts.
- Notes can be edited, so the thread is your own record, not certified evidence: keep the originals too.
- Notes are dated when you add them, not when a photo was taken: add the photos the same day.
- Notes aren’t end-to-end encrypted: keep passwords, door codes and full account numbers out of them.
- On Free your notes stay in this browser: export a backup now and then.

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