Alberta Inspection Series

Move-in and move-out inspection reports in Alberta are mandatory: what they must contain, timing, entry rules and how they decide deposit deductions.

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Move-In and Move-Out Inspection Reports in Alberta: Mandatory Rules

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Move-In and Move-Out Inspection Reports in Alberta: Mandatory Rules

Alberta requires a move-in and a move-out inspection report with prescribed statements and signatures. Without them, a landlord cannot deduct for damage from the deposit.

When the inspections must happen
The statements every report must contain
When a landlord may inspect without the tenant
What happens if the reports are missing or incomplete
Common mistakes
Doing it across many units

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Alberta Move-In Inspection Checklist (Room by Room)
A room-by-room move-in inspection checklist for Alberta rentals, with the statements every report must contain under AR 211/2004 s.4 and the one-week timing in RTA s.19.
6 min readOctober 30, 2026
Provincial compliance
ABGuide
Security Deposit Deductions in Alberta: What Landlords Can and Cannot Keep
What an Alberta landlord can and cannot take from a security deposit: the lease conditions, the wear-and-tear rule, the inspection report bar on damage deductions and the 10-day return, with a worked example.
9 min readOctober 30, 2026