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Move-in inventory report template for Hungary

Move-in and move-out handover recordÁtadás-átvételi jegyzőkönyv (lakásbérlet)

The record that both parties sign when the tenant receives the keys and again when the tenant returns them. It describes the home room by room, lists furniture and keys, and records meter readings. Comparing the two records decides what the landlord may deduct from the deposit.

Use it on the day the tenant moves in and on the day the tenant moves out. Use the same layout both times so that each line can be compared. Hungarian law prescribes no form for this record, but the landlord must hand over a home fit for use and the tenant must return it fit for use, and this record is the main proof of both. A seller and buyer can use the same structure at the handover of a sold home.

Reviewed October 28, 2026. Not legal advice. Have a notary or lawyer check your case before you sign.

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country
Landlord's duty at move-in
Hand over the home with its fittings, fit for its intended use, at the agreed date (Ltv. 7. § (1)).
Fit for use
The building's central systems inside the home and the fittings work (Ltv. 7. § (2)).
Tenant's duty at move-out
Return the home and fittings fit for their intended use (Ltv. 17. § (1)).
Damage by the tenant
The landlord can ask for repair or compensation (Ltv. 13. § (3)).
Upkeep and replacement
Without agreement, the tenant pays upkeep of floors, doors, windows and fittings, the landlord their replacement (Ltv. 13. § (1)).
Tenant's own installations
The tenant may remove them if this does not damage the home (Ptk. 6:341. § (4)).
Energy certificate
Handed to the tenant at signature of the lease (Ltv. 11/A. § (1)).

The document

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You sign the Hungarian version. The English version helps you understand it. Your answers fill both.

Move-in and move-out handover record

  1. 1.General information

    1. 1.1

      Type of record: Type of record. Date and time: Date and time of the record. Address of the home: Address of the home. Date of the lease: Date of the lease.

    2. 1.2

      Present: for the Landlord, Landlord or agent present; for the Tenant, Tenant or co-tenants present.

    3. 1.3

      Condition grades for each item: new, good, used (with normal wear), defective; with a precise description of where each defect is and what it is.

      Use the same grades at move-out so that each line can be compared.

  2. 2.Meter readings

    1. 2.1

      Electricity: Electricity meter number and reading. Gas: Gas meter number and reading. Water: Water meters, cold and hot: no., reading. Heating (heat meter, cost allocators): Heat meter or heat cost allocators.

      Photograph each meter with its number. For a two-rate meter, write day and night readings. Send the readings to each provider with the change of user.

  3. 3.Keys and access devices

    1. 3.1

      Keys and access devices handed over: Keys and access devices.

      Write the number and type: flat, building, mailbox, storage, garage, gate remote, intercom chip.

  4. 4.Hall

    1. 4.1

      Floor, walls, ceiling, front door, lock, intercom: Hall.

      Check the floor, walls, ceiling, front door, lock and intercom.

  5. 5.Living room

    1. 5.1

      Floor, walls, ceiling, windows and doors, shading, radiators, sockets, lighting: Living room.

      Check floor, walls, ceiling, windows, shading, radiators, sockets, lights. Note the floor type (parquet, laminate, tiles) and each scratch, hole or stain.

  6. 6.Bedroom

    1. 6.1

      Floor, walls, ceiling, windows and doors, shading, radiators, built-in wardrobes: Bedroom.

      Check the floor, walls, ceiling, windows, shading, radiators and wardrobes. Repeat for each bedroom.

  7. 7.Kitchen

    1. 7.1

      Floor, walls, worktop, sink, taps, kitchen units, hob, oven, extractor hood, fridge: Kitchen.

      Check floor, walls, worktop, sink, taps, units, hob, oven, hood and fridge. Switch on each appliance during the visit and record whether it works.

  8. 8.Bathroom and WC

    1. 8.1

      Tiles, basin, bath or shower, toilet, taps, silicone seals, ventilation, signs of damp or mould: Bathroom and WC.

      Check the tiles, basin, bath or shower, toilet, taps, seals and ventilation. Look for signs of damp or mould.

  9. 9.Heating and hot water

    1. 9.1

      Type of heating and hot water equipment, date of last service, working order: Heating and hot water equipment.

      Record the type, last service date and whether it works. Ask for the last gas boiler service certificate. Agree in the lease who pays the yearly service.

  10. 10.Other spaces

    1. 10.1

      Balcony, storage room, parking space, garden: Balcony, storage, parking, garden.

  11. 11.Furniture and appliances

    1. 11.1

      Furniture and appliances that stay in the home, and their condition: Furniture and appliances, with condition.

      For a furnished let, list each item on its own line, with its make and condition. Attach a separate page if needed.

    2. 11.2

      Number of photos attached dated photos are attached to this record and form part of it.

  12. 12.Move-out only

    1. 12.1

      Changes found compared with the move-in record: Changes since move-in (move-out only).

      Normal wear from proper use is not damage. The tenant pays for damage caused by the tenant or the household.

    2. 12.2

      Settlement of the deposit: Deposit settlement (move-out only).

      Write the amount kept and why, the amount repaid, the date and the account. Back each deduction with an invoice or quote.

  13. 13.Remarks and reservations

    1. 13.1

      Remarks and reservations of the parties: Remarks and reservations of either party.

      A party who disagrees with a line writes the reservation here before signing.

  14. 14.Signatures

    1. 14.1

      The parties drew up this record together and, after reading it, signed it in two originals as matching the actual condition. Dated: Place of signature, Date and time of the record. Signature of the Landlord. Signature of the Tenant.

Formalities

  1. Both parties, or their written agents, inspect the home together and sign each page. Each party keeps a signed original.
  2. Attach dated photos and list them.
  3. No witness, notary or registration is required.
  4. Record the meter readings, then report the change of user to each utility provider with these readings.
  5. At move-out, settle the final utility bills on the readings in the record.
  6. If a party disagrees with a line, write the reservation in the record before signing.
  7. The landlord hands over the energy certificate at signature of the lease at the latest.
  8. The record is usually an annex to the lease.

Common mistakes

  • Writing "jó állapot" (good condition) for a whole room. Describe floors, walls, ceilings, doors, windows and each appliance.
  • Leaving out small defects. Note every scratch, crack, stain and missing item.
  • Skipping photos. Dated photos listed in the record settle most deposit disputes.
  • Forgetting the meter readings and the meter numbers. Without them the last bills are hard to split, and the providers cannot switch the account.
  • Not testing appliances, the boiler, taps and windows during the visit. A defect found later is hard to date.
  • Signing the exit record without the entry record at hand. Compare each line, and refuse deductions for normal wear.
  • Leaving the deposit settlement open at move-out. Write what the landlord keeps, why, and when the rest is paid back.

Legal basis

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