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New South Wales end-of-lease evidence

NSW Fair Trading describes the rental condition report as the record of the property at the start of a tenancy, filled in again at the end.

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.

What the official pages say

• The NSW Government says a landlord or agent fills out a condition report before the tenant moves in and gives two paper copies, or one electronic copy, before or when the tenancy agreement is given to sign.
• Tenants are asked to complete their part, take photos and include time stamps, return one copy within seven days of moving in, and keep the other copy.
• NSW Fair Trading notes that more detail, including time-stamped photographs, makes an end-of-tenancy dispute less likely. Bond money in NSW is lodged with NSW Fair Trading.
• BondFile records server-received time on every photo and keeps the camera's EXIF time when the file has one. Attach the PDF to the official report. Do not treat it as the report itself.

Official links

• NSW Government: rental property condition reports
• NSW Government: signing a lease and moving in

Where BondFile fits

Use it while you still have the keys. Photograph each room, mark clean / undamaged / working, and download the PDF. Attach it to the official form or send it with a bond dispute. It does not sign the form for you, and it does not decide fair wear and tear. 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.

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