LOCAL RULES

Saskatchewan rental inspection report requirements

Your Saskatchewan rental inspection report has 3 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • The 7-business-day deposit return or notice of claim
  • The tenant's forwarding address at the end of the tenancy
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Saskatchewan's Residential Tenancies Act does not require a move-in or move-out inspection, but it sets a clear standard for move-out, reasonably clean and undamaged except for reasonable wear and tear, and a fast deposit timeline of seven business days. Any dispute goes to the Office of Residential Tenancies, where condition reports are the evidence. Here is each rule with a link to the Act, and how walkthrough notes become reports that hold up there.

Last reviewed October 9, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Rental inspectionSASKATCHEWAN / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 87 words

Move-in inspection
Address: 22 Cedar Court, Unit 4B, Regina, SK
Date: 2026-09-30
Landlord: Pinecrest Property Management
Tenant: Jordan Lee and Priya Raman
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We sorted 13 items into 6 sections and flagged 5 to fix soon.

  • Fix soonLiving and dining areas

    Carpet has a stain near the sofa wall.

  • Fix soonKitchen

    Dishwasher not working.

  • Fix soonKitchen

    Counter chipped near the sink.

3 Saskatchewan rules on your checklist, including the unit left reasonably clean and undamaged, with every key returned.

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  • RecommendedNotes for entry and hallways
  • RecommendedNotes for laundry and utility

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Inspection typeMove-in
Rental unit address22 Cedar Court, Unit 4B, Regina, SK
Inspection dateSep 30, 2026
Landlord or property managerPinecrest Property Management
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What Saskatchewan requires

The move-out standard

When a tenant vacates, they leave the unit reasonably clean and undamaged, except for reasonable wear and tear, and hand over all keys and other means of access they hold. That is the yardstick for any deposit claim.

Because the Act does not prescribe an inspection, the landlord's best evidence of 'undamaged' is a dated move-in report made room by room, ideally signed by both sides, compared with a move-out report in the same order.

Seven business days to return or claim

Within seven business days after the landlord knows, or should reasonably have known, that the tenant vacated, the landlord either pays back the deposit with any interest, or pays back the part not claimed and serves notice, in the approved form, of the intention to keep the rest. The claimed amount stays in trust for 30 days from the end of the tenancy.

The notice goes to the forwarding address the tenant gave at the end of the tenancy, in person, by ordinary mail or electronically. If the tenant left no forwarding address, no notice is required. None of this applies where the tenant agrees in writing at the end of the tenancy that the landlord may keep part of the deposit and the rest is paid back.

Disputes go to the Office of Residential Tenancies

A lease cannot say the landlord automatically keeps the deposit at the end. If the landlord does not follow the steps, or the tenant disputes the claim, the tenant may apply to the director for an order within 60 days after the tenancy ends.

When a tenancy ends because the landlord gave notice for their own use of the property under the Act's own-use clauses, the deposit comes back without deduction, apart from rent and utility arrears.

Routine inspections during the tenancy

Unless the tenant gives permission at the time or within the week before, entry needs written notice at least 24 hours and no more than seven days ahead, with a reasonable purpose, the date and a window of no more than four hours between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., unless the tenant agrees to another time.

From walkthrough notes to a finished Saskatchewan report

At move-out, note each room's cleanliness and any damage separately, and every key, fob and card handed back. ReportDraft writes it up room by room against the move-in report, keeps wear and tear apart from damage, and leaves lines for the landlord or agent and the tenant to sign.

With seven business days to act, a report finished on the day of the walkthrough leaves time to serve the notice of claim.

Common mistakes

  • Missing the seven business days to return the deposit or serve notice of the claim.
  • Writing a lease clause that keeps the deposit automatically at the end of the tenancy.
  • Treating reasonable wear and tear as damage.
  • Entering for an inspection without written notice giving the purpose, the date and a window of four hours or less.
  • Not recording which keys and access devices came back.

Sources

Last reviewed October 9, 2026. Next review due January 9, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.