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Back your deposit claim with first-day photos.

Deposit disputes often turn on what the place looked like at the start. Keep the original first-day photos and the signed check-in record.

Try a file locally

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

EXAMPLE
Move-in condition photos
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
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Now keep it safe: three things
  1. Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
  2. Save this receipt to your camera roll.

    Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.

  3. Email it to yourself.Email it to myself

    Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.

Your record, one step at a time.

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.

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Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

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    Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

    Add link and screenshots

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      Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

      Add link and screenshots

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        Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

        Add link and screenshots

        The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.

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          How?

          Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.

          Add link and screenshots

          The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.

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            How?

            Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.

            How to keep notes that hold up
            Write it down

            By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

              By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

              How to keep notes that hold up

              Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.

              1. Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
              2. Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
              3. Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
              4. Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
              5. Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
              Move-in condition photos
              Move-in condition photos

              01 · Keep the exact files

              Capture empty rooms, existing-damage close-ups, meters, appliances, doors and windows. Keep the original photos and an optional walkthrough.

              Records to keep: Kitchen · Bathroom · Living room · Bedroom · Other

              Move-in condition photos

              02 · Date the file’s code

              Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.

              An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.

              Move-in condition photos

              03 · Keep the evidence

              Keep the signed check-in report and send the photos to the landlord separately. Repeat the same angles at move-out.

              Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.

              Try a file. It stays here.

              Make a test receipt on this device.

              By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.

              or drop a file here

              Real cases: why first-day photos matter.

              Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.

              UK

              Use start and end records that match

              A landlord sought payment for damage but lacked sound start-and-end records. The deposit reviewer allowed only a small sum for items the tenant admitted. The tenant owed nothing for the rest.

              Based on a tenancy-deposit scheme’s case study.

              Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

              Read the case summary ›
              UK · 2021

              Later garden growth may reduce damage charges

              Dated photos showed a rental garden had grown worse. The landlord got less than claimed because some growth could have happened after the tenants left.

              Landlord association summary of a deposit decision; article published in 2021.

              Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

              Read the summary ›
              Canada · 2021

              End photos need a move-in baseline

              Both sides had only photos from after the tenants left, and the image dates were lost. With no move-in report, the panel could not blame the tenants for the damage. It ordered the deposit returned.

              Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

              Read the decision ›

              Related cases

              Canada · 2022

              A missing move-in report can block deductions

              Related: rental move-in reports

              A case report says a landlord lacked a move-in report required by law. The landlord could not take money from the deposit. Most other damage claims failed because the landlord still had to prove who caused the loss.

              Legal commentary on an Alberta trial decision; the decision itself was not independently reviewed.

              Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

              Read the commentary ›
              UK · 2019 per case number (decision date not confirmed)

              Keep the start inventory the lease calls for

              Related: rental move-in inventories

              A landlord took no start inventory, though the lease required one. There was no baseline to compare. The tenant won back most of the kept deposit.

              Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

              Read the decision ›

              What courts, schemes and regulators say.

              Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.

              Accepts · UK (England and Wales)

              Deposit scheme adjudication (via NRLA guidance)

              Photos should be dated and timely, taken with the written report, and supplement rather than replace it.

              Industry/landlord body guidance, not the scheme rulebook. Dated photos are valued; independent timestamp not specifically mentioned.

              Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

              Read the source
              Accepts · UK (mydeposits scheme)

              mydeposits case study

              Adjudicator could not rely on a check-in report dated a year before the tenancy and unsigned, or on undated start-of-tenancy photos, so there was no reliable comparison of start and end condition.

              Case study, not a rule on timestamps or hashes.

              Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

              Read the source
              Unclear · US (general small claims)

              State small claims courts

              Rules vary by state; no source found that addresses cryptographic or third-party timestamps for tenant photos.

              Advice blog, not a rule. It recommends camera date-time stamps and metadata, cloud upload with automatic timestamps, and emailing photos to the tenant; it does not discuss cryptographic or independent third-party timestamps. Authentication rules decide admissibility.

              Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

              Read the source
              Silent · Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)

              Residential Tenancies tribunal

              Decision noted that after-the-fact photos gave no baseline and no incoming inspection report was in evidence.

              Shows the baseline matters; says nothing about timestamping methods.

              Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

              Read the source

              Other ways to do this

              Prices change. Check each provider’s site for current prices and service details.

              • phone camera date plus email/cloud photos to self

                Keeps emailed or cloud copies of photos.

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              • Landlord/agent signed move-in checklist or inventory

                Keeps the tenant and landlord's signed condition checklist.

                Visit site

              • TellUs / tenant inspection apps

                Provides guided in-app room-by-room documentation.

                Visit site

              • Oxmaint inspection software

                Provides Property-manager photo capture, e-signature, geotag, instant report.

                Visit site

              • Jotform inspection photo app template

                Provides customizable checklist form with photo upload.

                Visit site

              • VerticalRent

                Provides landlord platform with tenant-submitted time-stamped inspection images.

                Visit site

              • Professional inventory clerks (UK)

                Provides prepares check-in inventories and condition reports.

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              Related workflows.

              Short-let damage photosLandlord property inspection recordSigned lease copyMove-out condition photosRental listing as advertisedRepair request sent to landlord

              Proves / Doesn’t prove

              Proves

              A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.

              Doesn’t prove

              Who took the photos, where, that they show the unit truthfully or that damage was already there, or that a landlord, deposit scheme or court will accept them.

              This does not replace a signed check-in report or delivery to the landlord. Edits and compression change the fingerprint.

              These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.

              Questions, answered plainly.

              Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.

              What does a time receipt on my move-in photos actually show?

              A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.

              Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

              Context for this answer
              Will my landlord or the deposit scheme accept it?

              We can't promise that. Deposit schemes and courts decide what evidence they accept. UK scheme guidance says photos should be dated and timely and should back up a written check-in report, so a dated record helps but is not a replacement for it.

              Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

              Context for this answer
              Does it prove the damage was already there?

              No. It proves the files existed by a time. Show the damage clearly in the photos, add a note of where it is, and get the receipt the same day you take them.

              Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

              Context for this answer
              Do my photos get uploaded?

              Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.

              Why not just rely on my phone's date?

              The date on a photo comes from your phone's clock and can be changed or lost when files are edited or sent. A time receipt comes from an independent authority, so the date does not depend on your phone.

              Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

              Context for this answer
              Should I still send photos to my landlord or sign a checklist?

              Yes. Landlords and adjudicators put a lot of weight on a signed check-in report that both sides have seen. Send the photos and report the same day, and keep your time receipt as an extra record.

              Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

              Context for this answer
              What if I edit or compress the photos afterwards?

              Then the fingerprint changes and the receipt will not match the edited file. Receipt the originals as they came off the camera, and keep them unchanged.

              What does it cost?

              See the Pricing page for current US-dollar plans and allowances. Fast is paused. Purchases open when receipts open.

              Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

              Context for this answer

              The file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.

              Keep the records you already have.

              Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.