Photo documentation turns a turnover into evidence: every visit ends with a dated walkthrough — walls, appliances, furniture and linens — before the next guest checks in, so Fort Lauderdale STR Cleaning can hand over proof within hours instead of reconstructing what happened weeks later when a security-deposit or Resolution Center claim is already due.
Photo evidence taken the same day beats a guest's word against a host's memory two weeks later, which is why every turnover ends with a walkthrough before the crew leaves the property: photos of walls, upholstery, appliances, countertops, and any linens or towels pulled from service, timestamped and tied to that specific clean. If a guest disputes a damage charge, or a host wants to dispute a guest's claim, the photos are already sitting in the record instead of being reconstructed from memory after the fact.
This isn't a separate line-item most of the time — it's the same visit that already handles the turnover clean, so it doesn't add a second appointment to coordinate. What changes is the level of detail: a routine walkthrough takes a few extra minutes, while documenting an actual dispute thoroughly enough to hold up in a Resolution Center claim takes longer and gets scoped as its own conversation.
What does the inspection actually cover?
The walkthrough checks the obvious wear points first — walls near light switches and doorframes, upholstery and mattress edges, countertops, appliance interiors, and anything visibly missing or broken compared to the last visit — then photographs whatever doesn't match.
- Walls, doorframes and light switches
- Upholstery, mattress and linen condition
- Kitchen appliances, countertops and cabinet hardware
- Anything visibly missing since the previous turnover
Is this billed separately from the turnover clean?
Most Fort Lauderdale cleaners already fold a basic damage check into the price they publish for the turnover itself — a one-bedroom turnover runs $100 to $375 across local providers — rather than pricing inspection as its own service.
What can change the scope is severity: a routine photo walkthrough is part of the visit, but documenting an actual damage claim in enough detail to support a security-deposit dispute is a more thorough pass and gets priced as its own conversation with the host first.
How fast do I get the photos?
They're taken during the same visit as the turnover clean, so they exist as soon as that clean is done — there's no separate scheduling step. Getting them into your hands is a matter of sending the file, not waiting on a second appointment.
Do you inspect before the guest arrives too, or only after they leave?
The primary walkthrough happens after checkout, since that's when damage from the stay is visible. A pre-arrival check is really the tail end of the post-checkout one — the same photos confirm the unit was in that condition before the next guest's key worked.
What if the photos show something a guest needs to be charged for?
That's a conversation with the host, not an automatic charge — the photos and notes go over first, and calling (754) 732-6767 to talk through what's disputable beats sending a Resolution Center claim in the dark. Fort Lauderdale STR Cleaning documents; it doesn't adjudicate.