Walk It Through: The Move Out List
An Arizona deposit, from the move-in form to the sixty days that close it.
Move in day. The landlord hands over the keys, the lease and a form.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One deposit and one list. What counts as damage rather than the tenant's failure to maintain, how a court weighs a disputed charge, and nonrefundable fees in detail are questions this walkthrough does not answer.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Itemized list of deductionsWhat the landlord provides, with any amount due, within 14 days after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered and the tenant makes a demand, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays.
- Move-in formThe form a landlord gives at move in for listing damage already there, with a signed copy of the lease and written notice that the tenant may be present at the move-out inspection.
- Security depositSecurity, however it is named and including prepaid rent, which a landlord may not demand or receive worth more than one and one-half month's rent.