Does it work for single-family rentals and commercial space as well as apartments?

Yes. The engine is baseline-relative, so it applies to any leased space: multifamily units, scattered-site single-family homes, offices, clinics, and studios. Each property is compared against its own prior condition, not a generic model of what a unit should look like.

Meet RapidEye, AI damage detection for long-term rentals.

Q: Does the evidence hold up in a security deposit dispute?

RapidEye produces timestamped photos and video frames from the move-in baseline and the move-out inspection side by side, which is exactly the documentation deposit disputes turn on. Most states require itemized deductions delivered within a set window, and the burden of proof sits with the landlord. A dated baseline plus a dated move-out finding is the strongest form of that proof.

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Unit 4B, living room wallLease term: 14 months

Move-in · May 2025

Wall intact, no marks recorded

Move-out · Jul 2026

Impact hole beside outlet, ~2 in

Tenant damage · not present at move-in, deductible with evidence

Unit 4B, hallway carpetSame inspection

Normal wear · gradual traffic pattern, visible across prior inspections, not deductible

Where deposits go to die

The move-out walkthrough is the single highest-stakes inspection in leasing, and it usually runs on a paper checklist and whatever the last person happened to photograph.

The burden of proof is yours

Most states require itemized deposit deductions within a set window, and when a dispute lands, the landlord has to prove condition at both ends of the lease. A missing or undated move-in record usually means the deduction loses.

Wear vs. damage is a judgment call

A carpet path is wear. A wine stain is damage. Every make-ready walkthrough forces dozens of these calls, made by different people with different standards, and each inconsistent call is a future argument with a tenant or an owner.

Turns hide maintenance debt

Between tenants is the one moment a unit is empty and fixable. Issues missed at the turn get discovered by the next resident, and a maintenance ticket from an occupied unit costs more in every way than the same fix during make-ready.

How it works for leasing

The workflow your team already runs, with the looking done by AI.

Baseline at move-in

A phone video walkthrough or photo set captures the unit's condition on day one. That recording becomes the unit's permanent, timestamped reference.

Compare at move-out and turns

The move-out walkthrough is analyzed against the baseline. New damage, missing fixtures, missed cleaning, and maintenance issues are flagged with the exact frame that shows them.

Deduct, fix, or file with evidence

Each finding carries before-and-after proof with dates. Itemized deductions, make-ready work orders, and owner updates come from the same report.

What it catches

Findings from the kinds of walkthroughs leasing teams run every day.

DeductibleImpact hole in drywall

Not present in the move-in baseline. Flagged with the move-out frame, sized and located for the repair estimate.

DeductibleBurn mark on kitchen counter

Discrete damage, absent at baseline. Evidence pair attached for the itemized statement.

MaintenanceWater staining under bathroom sink

Developing across the last two inspections. Routed to maintenance during the turn, while the unit is empty.

Normal wearCarpet traffic pattern, hallway

Gradual, consistent with lease length. Explicitly marked non-deductible, which protects you in the dispute too.

Missing itemCloset door removed

Present at move-in, absent at move-out. Flagged from the baseline inventory.

Missed cleaningOven interior not cleaned

Caught at the turn walkthrough, sent back before the next move-in instead of after it.

Illustrative findings. Every real finding carries its own photo or video-frame evidence with timestamps.

FAQ

Common questions

Can AI tell normal wear and tear from tenant damage?

The distinction comes from the baseline. RapidEye compares the move-out walkthrough against the same unit's move-in condition, so a scuff that was there on day one never gets billed, and a hole, burn, or stain that was not there is flagged with the frame that shows it. Wear that develops gradually across inspections reads differently from discrete damage, and every finding carries the evidence for a human to make the final call.

RapidEye produces timestamped photos and frames from the move-in baseline and the move-out inspection side by side, which is exactly the documentation deposit disputes turn on. Most states require itemized deductions within a set window, and the burden of proof sits with the landlord. A dated baseline plus a dated move-out finding is the strongest form of that proof.

Yes. If your make-ready or inspection process already captures photos, RapidEye analyzes those. Teams that want full coverage record a phone video walkthrough instead, a few minutes per unit, capturing everything the camera passes.

Any leased space. The engine is baseline-relative, comparing each property against its own prior condition rather than a generic model, so it applies equally to multifamily units, scattered-site single-family homes, offices, clinics, and studios.