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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.
Housing
Keep the before-and-after behind your deposit claim.
Keep the before-and-after behind your deposit claim. Photograph the same angles as move-in. Keep the signed reports and exact original files together.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Move-out condition photos
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- 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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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.
0 items
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.
0 items
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.
0 items
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 upWrite 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.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- 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-out condition photos
Move-out condition photos
01 · Keep the exact files
Capture the same angles as move-in, plus appliances, floors, meters and key-return evidence. Keep the signed condition reports.
Records to keep: Kitchen · Bathroom · Living room · Bedroom · Keys returned
Move-out 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-out condition photos
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep exact originals and send copies through your landlord’s process. Pair the set with the move-in baseline.
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 the original photos matter.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
New Zealand · 2026
Keep move in photos and their storage history
A tenant challenged the dates of photos used to claim floor damage. The landlord gave storage records and staff evidence to back the dates. The reviewer found the damage happened during the stay and allowed part of the bond claim.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · 2021
Keep photos from both ends of a tenancy
A landlord sought pay for damage but had photos only from after the tenant left. There were no move in photos or first inspection report. The decision noted that gap; the supplied account does not show the full result.
The available source confirms the missing move-in evidence; the complete decision and final outcome were not independently reviewed.
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.
mydeposits tenancy deposit scheme
Photos and videos must be able to show when they were taken; if not date stamped, the adjudicator cannot verify the date. File properties may be lost on upload, so provide a screenshot; photos should support, not replace, the written report.
Accepts dated photos as supporting evidence; says nothing about independent timestamping. Receipt would be an extra proof of date.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceResidential Tenancy Branch
Condition Inspection Report form RTB-27 records rental unit condition at the start and end of the tenancy and is the standard written record for move-in and move-out inspections.
Form signature is the key record; a receipt does not replace it.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceTenancy Tribunal
Section 97(4) RTA: Tribunal may receive any document or information that may help it, whether or not admissible in a court. In the 2026 order it relied on storage-level creation/modified records to confirm photos were not altered.
Shows a tribunal treats objective integrity evidence of file dates as helpful.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceOther ways to do this
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Related workflows.
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
It does not show who took the photos, where, that the room looked that way on the day, or that the landlord or a court will accept them.
The receipt dates files, not the room’s condition. It does not replace the signed report, notice or proof that photos depict the tenancy.
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 do for my move-out photos?
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. Keep your original move-out photos, written condition report and handover records. A receipt does not establish when the photos were taken or that they depict the property accurately.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDo 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.
Will this win my deposit dispute?
No tool can promise that. The receipt proves the files existed by a date. It does not prove who took them, where, or that they show the truth, and the court or deposit scheme decides what to accept.
Why does the date on photos matter?
Deposit schemes say an adjudicator cannot verify when an undated photo was taken, and a New Zealand tribunal case turned on whether the landlord's photos were really taken when claimed.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerIsn't emailing the photos to myself enough?
It helps, and it's free. A time receipt adds an independent date that doesn't rely on your email account and is tied to the exact file bytes. Best is to do both and send a copy to your landlord.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat else should I do besides photos?
Get a written condition report signed by both sides, compare to move-in photos, keep keys-returned proof, and write down deadlines for your area. Deposit schemes say photos support the written report; they don't replace it.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat 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 answerDo I need move-in photos too?
Yes, if you can. A move-out set only shows how things ended; a tribunal in Newfoundland and Labrador is reported to have noted the lack of a start-of-tenancy baseline. Receipt your move-in set the day you get the keys.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe 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.