Mov.In.Out: your deposit is worth protecting
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Don’t pay for damage you didn’t cause.

Timestamped photos from move-in day prove what was already there. So when you move out, you’re only charged for damage you actually caused, not old scuffs, normal wear and tear or a cleaning bill you don’t owe.

  • Prove the condition you got the place in
  • Challenge unfair or inflated deductions
  • Keep your lease, payments and messages in one place
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Packed moving boxes and house plants stacked against the wall of a rented flat on moving day
Move-out · Living room · 2026-10-20 10:42
Walls: no new marksMatches move-in · photo 14

Evidence report ready

32 photos · 12 receipts · 1 timeline

The evidence gap

When you hand back the keys, it’s your word against theirs.

A scuff that was always there. A “deep clean” you never needed. Whether it’s a US landlord itemizing deductions or a UK deposit scheme adjudicator weighing up a claim, the side with better records usually wins. Could you prove…

  • Dated photos of every room on the day you moved in?
  • The same rooms, photographed the day you left?
  • Proof you paid every month's rent and bills?
  • A written record of when you asked for your deposit?
  • Receipts for the cleaning and repairs you did?

Mov.In.Out keeps all of it in one place, built as you go, not after the argument starts.

What you get

Your rental. Your records. Your money.

Mov.In.Out is a tenant-facing mobile and web platform that helps renters protect their security deposits by creating court-admissible, timestamped documentation of a rental property's condition at move-in, and by keeping every tenancy-related record (lease, payments, correspondence) in one place.

Room-by-room inspections

Photos, video and notes for every room at move-in and move-out. Every shot is timestamped, so nobody can argue about when they were taken. Put the two side by side in a tap.

Rent & bills, on record

Log every rent payment and utility bill as it happens. If a landlord claims you're behind, you have the dates and amounts ready.

A deposit request that gets read

Generate a clear, professional refund request for your landlord, letting agent or deposit scheme, with your move-out date and forwarding address included.

Check every deduction

Enter each itemized charge and line it up against your own photos. Normal wear and tear, pre-existing damage and inflated cleaning fees stand out fast.

Deadlines you can't miss

Your move-out date, when you asked for the deposit and every reply, on one timeline, so you know exactly when your landlord's legal deadline has passed.

An evidence pack, ready to file

If it comes to a dispute, export one organized report (inspections, payments, messages and timeline) plus a demand letter for small claims court or your deposit scheme's free dispute service.

How it works

Six steps from keys in to deposit back.

  1. 01

    Set up your rental

    Add your address, landlord or letting agent, lease dates, rent and deposit amount.

  2. 02

    Document move-in

    Walk each room with your phone on day one. Share the inspection with your landlord so the starting condition is agreed in writing.

  3. 03

    Keep records as you go

    Log rent and bills as you pay them. Keep important messages with your landlord in one place.

  4. 04

    Document move-out

    Clean, fix what you agreed to, then photograph the same rooms from the same angles. Mov.In.Out pairs them with your move-in shots.

  5. 05

    Request your deposit

    Send a formal refund request in one tap. Mov.In.Out tracks the reply deadline from there.

  6. 06

    Resolve any dispute

    Unfair deductions? Export your evidence pack and demand letter for small claims court (US) or your deposit scheme's free dispute service (UK).

US & UK

Made for the way renting works where you live.

An American lease and a British tenancy follow different rules, use different words and settle disputes in different places. Mov.In.Out speaks both.

A row of brownstone apartment buildings with front stoops on a tree-lined street in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, NY · Lease end
United States

Security deposit · Lease · Landlord or property manager

Built around state security deposit laws: return deadlines, itemized deductions and, if it comes to it, small claims court.

  • Each state sets its own deadline to return your deposit: 21 days in California, 14 in New York.
  • Landlords generally must itemize any deductions in writing.
  • Normal wear and tear usually can't be charged to you.
  • Small claims court handles most deposit disputes, usually without a lawyer.

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USA renter guides
A row of Victorian terraced houses with bay windows on a residential street in London
London · End of tenancy
United Kingdom

Tenancy deposit · Inventory · Landlord or letting agent

Built around tenancy deposit protection: your deposit scheme, the check-in inventory and the scheme's free dispute service.

  • In England and Wales, your deposit must be protected in a government-backed scheme (DPS, TDS or mydeposits) within 30 days.
  • In England, most deposits are capped at five weeks' rent.
  • Fair wear and tear can't be deducted.
  • Each scheme offers a free dispute service that decides on the evidence both sides send in.

Live now in

England
UK renter guides

Mov.In.Out provides documentation and organizational tools. It isn’t a law firm and doesn’t replace legal advice, the courts, deposit protection schemes or dispute-resolution services. Rules vary by state and nation, so check the ones that apply to you.

Free deposit protection kit

Moving in or moving out soon? Start here.

We’re building Mov.In.Out with our first renters in the US and UK. While the full app rolls out, get the checklists and templates behind it, free and tailored to your state or nation.

  • Move-in inspection checklist

    Every room, fixture and appliance to photograph on day one, before you unpack a box.

  • Move-out inspection checklist

    What to clean, fix and photograph before you hand back the keys.

  • Deposit refund request template

    A fill-in-the-blanks letter to your landlord, letting agent or deposit scheme.

  • Evidence checklist

    The photos, receipts and messages worth keeping if a dispute comes up.

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One record

One record, from keys in to keys back.

A single tenancy folder at the center of the seven-step record: move-in inspection, rent records, move-out inspection, deposit refund, deduction tracking, evidence, and dispute resolution
  1. Move-in inspection01
  2. Rent & bill records02
  3. Move-out inspection03
  4. Deposit refund request04
  5. Deduction tracking05
  6. Evidence report06
  7. Dispute resolution07
Guides

Know your rights before the keys go back.

Plain-language guides on documenting your tenancy and challenging unfair deductions, written for the UK, the USA and the UAE.

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Newest guide, UAE

How to Document Your Apartment's Condition Before Moving Out in Dubai

How to document your Dubai apartment's condition before handover, so any deposit deduction can be checked against reality rather than memory.

Read the guide, 4 min

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