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title: "What every Delhi tenant should video on the day they move in (and again on move-out)"
slug: move-in-video-checklist-delhi
publish_date: 2026-05-19
last_reviewed: 2026-05-19
primary_keyword: "move-in video checklist tenant Delhi evidence"
description: "A timestamped move-in video is the single most powerful piece of evidence a tenant can hold. Here's the exact 12-shot checklist, the §65B certificate that makes it admissible, and what to demand from your landlord."
pillar: "What-to-do-today"
author: "Surabhi Maheshwari"
author_title: "Advocate, Delhi High Court"
author_linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/surabhi-maheshwari-b5428553/"
surabhi_review_status: pending
related:
  - painting-charges-deduction-delhi
  - last-2-months-rent-deposit-illegal
mid_cta:
  headline: "A video is only as good as the clause that references it."
  body: "Our agreement makes the move-in video a binding evidentiary baseline — every deduction must be backed by something the video doesn't already document."
  button: "Get my agreement drafted →"
faqs:
  - q: "Do I need a Section 65B certificate for the video?"
    a: "Yes. Under §65B of the Indian Evidence Act and Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer (SC 2014), electronic evidence is admissible only with a Section 65B(4) certificate from the person responsible for the device. A 1-page certificate template is standard."
  - q: "What if my landlord refuses to co-sign the walkthrough?"
    a: "Record it anyway, narrate it audibly, timestamp the file, send a copy to the landlord by WhatsApp or email within 24 hours of move-in. The landlord's silence on receipt counts as deemed acknowledgment in most Delhi tenancies."
---

This post is a draft scaffold. The full 12-shot checklist, the §65B certificate template, and the Delhi-specific move-in/out video clause language land in the next build.

For now, the core: **record video on move-in, record video on move-out, keep both with a §65B certificate, and reference both in the rent agreement.** Without this, every disputed deduction is your word against the landlord's.

See the [painting-charges deduction explainer](/blog/painting-charges-deduction-delhi/) for the legal context this evidence supports.

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## Legal claims for Surabhi to review

1. §65B Indian Evidence Act certificate requirements after *Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal* (SC 2020) — confirm the certificate template still passes muster, and whether the Apr 2024 amendment to the Evidence Act (BSA 2023) changes anything material.
2. *Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer*, (2014) 10 SCC 473 — citation and current binding status.
3. "Deemed acknowledgment on landlord silence" — confirm this is a fair characterisation for tenancy disputes in Delhi.