California law now requires timestamped photographs at move-in, at move-out, and after every repair you deduct for. Miss them and you can forfeit the right to claim against the deposit at all. Amavera walks you through the unit room by room and seals the finished report with an independent third-party timestamp.
Buy credits on the portal, then inspect with the app. $30 per report, from $21 in bundles. No subscription.
Not in California? Invite your tenant instead →
What the law requires
Photograph the unit as the tenant left it, before any cleaning or repair begins. This one applies to every tenancy, no matter when it started.
Before-and-after photographs of any repair or cleaning you charge against the deposit. No photos, no deduction.
For tenancies beginning on or after this date, photograph the unit at or immediately before the tenant takes possession.
All of it goes to the tenant with the itemized statement, inside 21 days of move-out. A landlord who fails to take or share the required photographs can lose the right to claim any amount from the deposit — even when the damage is real.
Assembly Bill 2801, amending California Civil Code § 1950.5. Read the full guide →
How it works
Create a free landlord account and buy report credits — one per inspection. They never expire, so a single bundle covers a season of turnovers.
Sign in with the same email and your credits come with you. The guide takes you room by room — walls, floors, fixtures, appliances, windows — and flags the spots that get missed.
Every photo organized by room, findings in neutral language, the whole file timestamped by an independent authority. Send it to your tenant to acknowledge and keep it in the portal.
Outside California the obligation usually sits differently, and the strongest record is one both sides watched being made. Buy credits on the portal and invite your tenant by email. They walk the unit with the app, you review the finished report, and both parties acknowledge it. Nothing to install on your side.
Proof
Free, no account. Works on any Amavera report, whoever produced it.
Why it matters
You can, and the law will accept them. But phone metadata can be changed in seconds, and in a contested deduction it gets challenged for exactly that reason. A timestamp from an independent authority can't be backdated.
Not the grout line, the closet track, the window seal, the outlet plate, the underside of the sink. Those are the deductions that get contested. The guide asks for them before you leave the room.
Nobody reads 40 images. Amavera organizes everything room by room, names each finding in neutral language, and puts it behind a cover page — a document the other side has to answer.
One inspection also produces your itemized statement, your move-in versus move-out comparison, your pre-move-out notice, and a demand letter if it comes to that. Included, not upsold.
Pricing
Every paid report includes — free
Pay once for the inspection. Everything else is included.
Inspect the unit yourself, or invite your tenant.
Buy a single report in the app. Or get one free when your landlord invites you.
California: The full AB 2801 compliance guide →
Massachusetts: How Amavera protects against triple damages →
Colorado: HB25-1249 documentation requirements →
Texas: See how Amavera fits Texas deposit rules →
Buy credits on the portal, walk the unit with the app, send your tenant a sealed report.