You live there. You deal with the emergencies. You lose the deposit when things go wrong. HomeRunbook helps you document your space, know your systems, and protect yourself—starting with a free plan that covers everything a renter needs.
Emergencies don't wait for business hours. When something goes wrong, you need to know your space well enough to act. And when it's time to move out, you need proof of how things looked when you moved in.
Photo-document every room, every scratch, every stain at move-in. HomeRunbook timestamps everything and stores it securely. When your landlord claims damage, you have proof.
Know where your breaker panel is. Know which valve shuts off the water. Know where the gas shutoff lives. This isn't optional knowledge—it's safety.
Entertainment center wiring, mesh WiFi nodes, smart home devices, security cameras. Document how everything connects so you can replicate it at your next place.
When something breaks, tell your landlord exactly what's wrong: the make, model, and specific issue. Get it fixed faster instead of playing phone tag about vague problems.
When your lease ends, export everything and start fresh at the new place. Your documentation habits and tech setup maps travel with you.
The Explorer plan gives you 1 property, 3 room maps, 10 components, and 100MB of storage. That's more than enough to document an apartment or rental home at zero cost.
The day you get the keys, walk through every room with HomeRunbook. Photograph existing damage, note pre-existing conditions, and capture the state of every surface. When move-out day comes, you have timestamped, organized proof of what was already there.
Your mesh WiFi network, entertainment system, smart home devices—these are your systems, and they're often more complex than the building infrastructure. Map how they connect so you can troubleshoot issues, replicate the setup at your next place, and remove everything cleanly when you move.
Vague maintenance requests lead to delays, repeat visits, and frustration. When you can tell your landlord the exact make, model, error code, and how the equipment connects to other systems, issues get resolved on the first visit.
You wake up to the sound of rushing water. The kitchen is flooding. Every second counts.
Panic, water damage, and a very bad night
You're standing in a puddle at 2 AM. Water is spraying from under the kitchen sink. You need to shut off the water but you have no idea where the valve is.
You're opening every cabinet, checking the bathroom, looking in closets. Is it in the basement? Behind the washing machine? You've never needed to find it before.
Landlord doesn't answer at 2 AM. You leave a panicked voicemail: "Water is everywhere, I don't know what to do." The water keeps flowing.
By the time you find the shutoff (or someone does), there's significant water damage. Now begins the argument about who pays for what.
Calm under pressure, damage minimized
Water is spraying. You grab your phone, open HomeRunbook, and search "water shutoff." It shows you: utility closet, behind the hot water heater, red handle, turn clockwise.
Thirty seconds later, the water stops. You documented the shutoff location the day you moved in. Total flood time: under a minute.
You message your landlord with the specific location of the burst, photos from HomeRunbook, and the exact pipe connection. They can send the right plumber with the right parts.
Because you acted in seconds instead of minutes, the damage is limited to a few wet towels. Your move-in photos prove the floor was in perfect condition before this.
You don't need to spend a dime. The free Explorer plan is designed with renters in mind.
Perfect for your apartment or rental house. One property is all you need.
Map the kitchen, bathroom, and living room—or whichever rooms matter most to you.
Track your key equipment: router, thermostat, water heater, breaker panel, and more.
Enough for move-in photos, equipment labels, and important documents.
"I documented every scratch and stain in my apartment the day I moved in. When my landlord tried to charge me $800 for 'damage' to the countertops at move-out, I pulled up my timestamped photos showing those marks were there from day one. Got my full deposit back."
— You, after using HomeRunbookThe Explorer plan costs nothing and takes just minutes to set up. Document your move-in condition, find your emergency shutoffs, and map your tech setup. When you move to your next place, take it all with you.