Rent-Ready Requirements

The following items are standard and will need to be checked/completed before the home goes onto the market. Remember that each home is different, and additional items may be needed.

Indoor:

  • Home Professionally Cleaned - Providing an invoice is REQUIRED, this starts your tenant off on a positive note. (REQUIRED SPOT CLEAN NO LATER THAN 7 DAYS FROM TENANT MOVE-IN/POSSESSION)
  • Carpets professionally cleaned (If applicable) - An invoice is REQUIRED, tenants ask for this as well.
  • Paint touch-up (This is only if needed, not all homes will need this but we run into many that do.)
  • All lightbulbs in the home must be operational.
  • Required number of smoke alarms to be in place and operational and not expired.
  • Required number of CO2 detectors present and operational.
  • Air filters to be replaced within the last month.
  • Window screens must be operational with no large holes.
  • On January 1, 2026, California law AB-628 mandates that a refrigerator must be provided and present in all rental properties. If a tenant chooses to supply their own refrigerator, they will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging awareness of their rights under this law. If a refrigerator is already provided by the owner, tenants may be asked to store the appliance on-site (either in the home or garage) until they vacate the property. At any time during the tenancy, tenants retain the right to request an owner-provided refrigerator should they decide to remove their personal appliance from the home.

Outdoor:

  • Landscaping clean-up - Even if the tenant will take care of landscaping in the future, owners are responsible for maintaining landscaping during home vacancies. If the homeowner does not have a vendor, Magnum can assist in setting up if requested.
  • Any junk or personal items to be removed (If washer, dryer, and/or refrigerator are included, then these will stay with the home. This is more for personal items that might be stored in the home)
  • We highly encourage homeowners to do a one-time pest control spray for preventative maintenance. Tenants will be responsible moving forward. We have a fantastic vendor that we can pass along to you, if requested.

Safety:

  • Owner to have all utilities on during the “On Market” period. We will instruct you when to disconnect these as the tenant is obtained
  • The home must be rekeyed (this is only the case if there was a tenant in the home and it's going back to the market. If the home was owner-occupied, then this isn’t a required action.).
  • In the case of a security system, including but not limited to cameras and video doorbells, homeowners can disconnect all access to these systems. Tenant can decide to sign up for these services if they so choose as long as these items are left behind and hooked up

For Gold & Platinum:

  • Magnum will do a “Rent Ready” check on the home and assist with any needed items. As a client of ours, you have full access to all our vendors to either use yourself OR have Magnum schedule and verify all repairs are done. We find that if tenants move into homes that aren’t up to “standard,” then they become problematic tenants throughout the duration of their rental. This, in turn, tends to lead to repairs taking place more often.

The ultimate goal is to provide the best quality product to the tenant from day one. This ensures we set a high standard and are able to enforce the standards or charge tenants security deposit at the end of their tenancy if needed.