The complete checklist
Every step from “notice given” to “keys handed over”, written down in order.
The full Turnover Calm sequence: 7 phases, 28 steps and one plain line of what done looks like on each. Work down it when the turnover starts, and jump back to the phase you are in when you pick it up again.
FreeThe notice and move-out phase — 4 steps — is open to everyone. Open it here in this browser and see how the steps read before you go further.
One document
Start to finish, in one place
The complete start-to-finish turnover checklist, from notice and move-out through cleaning, repairs, safety checks, listing, screening, lease signing and handover, as a document you download after purchase and can download again after a reload.
Free to start
The move-out phase is free. Begin there.
The tenant has given notice. Agree the dates, walk the unit together and write down its condition. These are the exact steps the browser sample opens with, each one carrying the line that says what done looks like.
- 1Confirm the notice in writingDone looks likeYou have the tenant’s move-out date in writing and you know the day the keys come back.
- 2Agree the move-out dateCheck local rulesDone looks likeYou and the tenant have agreed one move-out date and the rent owing up to that date.
- 3Walk the unit with the tenantDone looks likeYou have walked every room together and agreed what is fair wear and what needs fixing.
- 4Record the conditionDone looks likeNotes and dated photos of each room are saved somewhere you can find them in a month.
The full sequence
7 phases, in the order they happen
Each phase lists its steps in order and closes with the state the unit should be in before you move to the next one.
- 1Notice and move-outThe tenant has given notice. Agree the dates, walk the unit together and write down its condition.Done looks likeYou have one agreed move-out date and a dated record of how the unit was handed back.
- 2Deposit and condition recordsLine the deposit up against the condition record so the return figure is easy to explain.Done looks likeEvery deduction has a reason, a photo or a receipt, and a date the tenant knows about.
- 3Cleaning and repairsBring the unit back to the standard you would want to move into yourself.Done looks likeThe unit is clean, the agreed repairs are finished and you have dated photos of every room.
- 4Safety checksThe checks a new tenant expects, and the ones local rules may ask you to record.Done looks likeAlarms, electrics, gas and the ways in and out are checked and your dates are written down.
- 5Listing and screeningDescribe the unit honestly and choose a tenant you can verify.Done looks likeThe listing matches the unit and the applicant you picked has checked out.
- 6Lease signingPut the agreed terms in one document and sign it before the keys change hands.Done looks likeBoth copies are signed and dated, and the first rent and deposit have cleared.
- 7HandoverHand over a clean, working unit and keep a record of the day.Done looks likeThe tenant has the keys and a copy of every record, and yours are filed in one place.
Local rules
The sequence travels. The rules do not.
Some steps depend on where the property is: how a deposit is handled and by when, which alarm, gas and electrical checks need a written record, what you can ask an applicant for, and what the tenancy agreement has to say. Those steps carry a “check local rules” mark and ask you to confirm the requirement before you tick them.
A practical sequence, not legal advice. Check the rules where the property is before you rely on a step.