Not the official form
Attach the PDF to the condition report for your state or territory. BondFile does not lodge a bond.
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Walk the rooms. Keep the evidence. Protect the bond.
A private photo report for the official condition form. The preview is free.
- Kept for 24 months, then deleted
- Card payment through Stripe
BondFile is a private photographic record you can attach to a condition report or a bond dispute. It does not replace the official condition report for your state or territory, it does not lodge or hold bond money, and it is not legal advice. Forms, deadlines, and bond rules change. Read the official page for your state or territory.
How it works
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Name the place
Address, move-in or move-out, then the rooms in walk-through order.
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Walk with the camera
Photograph each area and mark clean, undamaged, and working.
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Download the PDF
Attach it to the official form. The preview is watermarked until you pay.
See a finished report
This is the shape of the PDF: a cover with the property, the issues, and the areas, then each room with the time on the photo and the checklist.
Private link, no account
The report lives at a long unguessable URL. Save it. There is no login to recover a lost link.
Kept for 24 months
Reports, photos, and generated PDFs are deleted automatically 24 months after the report is created, so a move-in record is still there at the end of a 12-month lease.
What is recorded
Server time
Every photo stores the time the upload reached the server, shown in the property's time zone and in UTC.
Camera time
If the file has an EXIF capture time, it is kept and printed. That clock is the camera's, and it may have no time zone.
A hash
SHA-256 of the original file is printed in the appendix, so a later swap can be shown.
Pricing
The report and the watermarked preview are free. A$19 removes the watermark on one inspection. A$29 covers both inspections and the comparison. If you already paid A$19, the other inspection is A$10.
One inspection
A$19
Move-in or move-out. One clean PDF, with no PREVIEW watermark.
- A$19 once, in Australian dollars
- The watermarked preview stays free
- Add the other inspection later for A$10
Best value
Both inspections
A$29
Move-in and move-out for the same address, plus the comparison PDF.
- A$29 once, not A$19 twice
- Both clean PDFs are included
- Changed checklist answers are flagged
Add the other inspection
A$10
Only after you have already paid A$19 for one report.
- A$10 more, not another A$29
- The total becomes A$29
- You then have both clean PDFs and the comparison
Already paid A$19 for one report? The other inspection is A$10 more. The total is A$29, the same as buying the pack at the start. You are not charged A$29 again.
- Kept for 24 months, then deleted
- Card payment through Stripe
Find the official form
Rules differ. These guides point at the government page for each state and territory. They are general information, not advice.
Questions
Does BondFile replace the official condition report?
No. Every state and territory has its own form or process. This PDF is a photo record you attach to that form, send to the agent, or take to a bond dispute. Fill in the official form as well.
Is this legal advice?
BondFile is a private photographic record you can attach to a condition report or a bond dispute. It does not replace the official condition report for your state or territory, it does not lodge or hold bond money, and it is not legal advice. Forms, deadlines, and bond rules change. Read the official page for your state or territory.
Who is it for?
Tenants walking a rental at move-in or move-out, and self-managing landlords who want their own photo record. It is built for Australia, including the December to February moving season.
Do I need an account?
No. Each report has a long private link. Anyone with the link can view and edit it. If you lose the link and did not keep the email, it cannot be looked up. There is no password reset.
How long are the photos kept?
Reports, photos, and generated PDFs are deleted automatically 24 months after the report is created, so a move-in record is still there at the end of a 12-month lease. Save your PDF before then. The site says this on the report and in the PDF.
What does the PDF contain?
A cover with the address, dates, and report ID; each room with photos, clean / undamaged / working marks, and notes; an appendix of SHA-256 hashes and timestamps; and the disclaimer. Unpaid copies are watermarked PREVIEW.
What is the move-in and move-out pack?
A$29 is one payment for the move-in report, the move-out report, and a comparison PDF. One report on its own is A$19. Already paid A$19 for one report? The other inspection is A$10 more. The total is A$29, the same as buying the pack at the start. You are not charged A$29 again.
Will my card be charged?
Yes. A$19 is one inspection. A$29 is both inspections and the comparison. Already paid A$19 for one report? The other inspection is A$10 more. The total is A$29, the same as buying the pack at the start. You are not charged A$29 again. Stripe charges Australian dollars. The clean PDF unlocks when Stripe confirms the payment.
Does the photo include my location?
Only if you tick the box on upload. The PDF and the report then show GPS from the photo metadata. The original file is stored unchanged, so a camera that embeds location can still have it inside the file even when you do not tick the box. Turn location off in the camera if you do not want that.
Start while you still have the keys.
The watermarked preview is free. You pay only to take the PREVIEW stamp off the PDF.