Statement of Deficiencies on Joint Pre-Expiration Inspection — RPI Form 567-3

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This form is used by a landlord or property manager to provide the tenant an itemized list of repairs and cleaning the tenant needs to remedy or eliminate to avoid a deduction of costs from the security deposit.

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Analyzing the statement of deficiencies

A property manager or landlord conducting a joint pre-expiration inspection of a tenant’s premises prepares and provides the tenant an itemized list of repairs and cleaning the tenant needs to remedy or eliminate to avoid a deduction of costs from the security deposit. The property manager or landlord use the Statement of Deficiencies on Joint Pre-Expiration Inspection published by RPI to prepare and hand the tenant a copy or leave a copy on the premises at the time of the inspection. [See RPI Form 567-3]

The Statement of Deficiencies on Joint Pre-Expiration Inspection contains:

the date the pre-expiration inspection was conducted [See RPI Form 567-3 §1.1];
the tenant and landlord’s identities [See RPI Form 567-3 §1.2];
the real estate involved [See RPI Form 567-3 §1.3];
whether or not the tenant was present for the inspection and a copy of the statement was handed to the tenant or left inside the premises [See RPI Form 567-3§§1.4 and 1.5];
the expiration date of the tenancy or date the tenant will vacate [See RPI Form 567-3 §2];
a notice to the tenant that they need to remedy the repairs and cleaning specified to avoid a deduction from their security deposit [See RPI Form 567-3 §3];
repairs to be remedied [See RPI Form 567-3 §4.1];
cleaning to be performed [See RPI Form 567-3 §4.2];
excerpts from the California Civil Code §1950.5(b) and (d) [See RPI Form 567-3 §5]; and
the landlord’s signature. [See RPI Form 567-3]