Rental property tools for agents: turnover cost estimates and security deposit rules by US state.
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Looks up the security deposit rules (deposits only) for one US state, with a covered city's deposit ordinance (Chicago, San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Saint Paul). Inputs: state (two-letter code); optional city. Returns the deposit return deadline and what starts it, itemization and documentation duties, allowed deductions and depreciation, deposit interest, penalties, the deposit cap and recent changes, with citations. Not for: settling a specific move-out (deposit_settlement_settle does that), evictions, unpaid-rent collection, rent increases or rent control, lease renewal or notice periods, legal advice. Deterministic and source-cited: the same input gives the same result.
US state, 2-letter code or name (e.g. 'TX').
Optional city for its overlay (e.g. 'Chicago').
Optional date (YYYY-MM-DD): show the law in force on that day, for a past move-out the day the tenancy ended. Omitted: the current law.
Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false.
Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed.
Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules.
Tool list last changed Oct 25, 2026.
Looks up the security deposit rules (deposits only) for one US state, with a covered city's deposit ordinance (Chicago, San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Saint Paul). Inputs: state (two-letter code); optional city. Returns the deposit return deadline and what starts it, itemization and documentation duties, allowed deductions and depreciation, deposit interest, penalties, the deposit cap and recent changes, with citations. Not for: settling a specific move-out (deposit_settlement_settle does that), evictions, unpaid-rent collection, rent increases or rent control, lease renewal or notice periods, legal advice. Deterministic and source-cited: the same input gives the same result.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city | string | Optional city for its overlay (e.g. 'Chicago'). |
| as_of | string | Optional date (YYYY-MM-DD): show the law in force on that day, for a past move-out the day the tenancy ended. Omitted: the current law. |
| audit | boolean | Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false. |
| state* | string | US state, 2-letter code or name (e.g. 'TX'). |
| serve_pinned | boolean | Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed. |
| expect_ruleset | string | Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules. |
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"city": "Chicago",
"state": "IL"
}
],
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"description": "Optional city for its overlay (e.g. 'Chicago')."
},
"as_of": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Optional date (YYYY-MM-DD): show the law in force on that day, for a past move-out the day the tenancy ended. Omitted: the current law."
},
"audit": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state, 2-letter code or name (e.g. 'TX')."
},
"serve_pinned": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed."
},
"expect_ruleset": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules."
}
}
}Settles a US residential security deposit after move-out under the state's statute (50 states and DC) and a covered city's ordinance. Inputs: state, deposit_usd, vacated_on; optional city, monthly_rent_usd, move_in_on, deductions (category, amount, item age, whether the tenant caused it), the dates that start a state's clock, and as_of. Returns the return deadline and its status, each deduction allowed or not (with depreciation), interest owed, refund due, penalty exposure, a draft itemized statement and a citation for every rule. Not for: legal advice, tenant demand letters, repair cost estimates, pet deposits, rentals outside the US. Deterministic and source-cited: the same input gives the same result.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city | string | City, for a city overlay where covered (e.g. 'Chicago'). Optional. |
| as_of | string | Date for deadline status; defaults to today (UTC). Send YYYY-MM-DD for repeatable results. |
| audit | boolean | Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false. |
| state* | string | US state, 2-letter code (e.g. 'CA'); a state name also works. |
| county | string | TN county: act applies over 75,000 population by 2010 census (66-28-102(a)). Inferred from city only if unambiguous. |
| returned | object |
The issue-code catalog for rental-unit turnover findings (group.issue codes such as carpet.pet_urine). Inputs, all optional: q (search words or a code), group (e.g. flooring), limit, include_aliases; query and area are older names for q and group. With no arguments it returns every code in short form (code, name, group, default extent, refer-out). With q it returns the best matches with description, aliases, not_when, rooms and examples. Returns the codes, the match count, every group, and general.manual_quote, the code for a condition no other code fits. Not for: cost estimates, legal or security-deposit questions, work other than rental turnover. Deterministic and source-cited: the same input gives the same result.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | string | Words to search for in the codes, names, aliases, descriptions and examples, e.g. 'pet stain carpet'. Hits come back with full detail. Leave out to list every code in short form. |
| area | string | Older name for group; use group. |
| audit | boolean | Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false. |
| group | string | Only codes in this group, e.g. 'flooring' or 'walls' (a part of the unit, not a room). `groups` in the answer lists them all. |
| limit | integer | Most codes to return. Default: 8 with q, every code without. |
| query |
Estimates what it costs to turn over a US rental unit after move-out; the first tool for a turnover estimate. Inputs: a 5-digit ZIP, bedrooms, bathrooms and the issues in plain English (e.g. "stained carpet in both bedrooms"), which may come from the user's photos; optional unit type, size, year built. Returns a priced make-ready estimate: repair tasks by trade with low/expected/high costs for the ZIP, priorities, refer-outs to licensed professionals, assumptions and links. An AI model reads the issues; the answer is a draft listing what it read (reading), and words it cannot place bill nothing. Not for: diagnosing hazards, legal advice on deposits, remodel bids, properties outside the US. The same findings under the same ruleset give the same result; AI never sets a number.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| zip* | string | The user's 5-digit US ZIP code. If it is missing or not exactly 5 digits, ask the user; never guess, pad or correct it. |
| pets | boolean | Did pets live in the unit? true adds an optional flea treatment. |
| audit | boolean | Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false. |
| sq_ft | integer | Interior sq ft. |
| carpet | boolean | Is there wall-to-wall carpet? |
| detail | string |
Turns move-out inspection findings for a US rental unit into a priced make-ready scope. For a first estimate use property_turnover_quick_estimate (plain words). Inputs: property (ZIP, bedrooms, bathrooms, optional details) and findings, each an issue code from property_turnover_issue_codes with rooms, status, quantity and the original words (source_text); optional rate_card, decisions, detail. Returns tasks by trade, low/expected/high costs, priorities, vendor scopes, refer-outs, assumptions, unknowns and download links. Not for: diagnosing hazards, legal advice on deposits, remodel bids, properties outside the US. Deterministic and source-cited: the same input gives the same result.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| read | string | Deprecated and ignored: scope reads no free text. |
| audit | boolean | Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false. |
| detail | string | summary (small): totals, trade scopes, lines tied to findings. full: all. |
| retain | boolean | false: keep none of this request's text. |
| findings | array | Move-out inspection findings, one per observed condition, coded. |
| property* | object | The unit: ZIP, size, type and year built. |
| Prior refund/statement and date; timeliness assesses each duty and days late. |
| furnished | boolean | The unit is rented furnished (California before AB 12: 3 months; Kansas: 1.5 months; Delaware: no cap). |
| deductions | array | Charges to deduct (or the landlord's list). Explicit [] means no deductions and selects shorter periods (MT10 days, AK14); omit when unknown. |
| move_in_on | string | Tenancy start (YYYY-MM-DD). Used for interest and, when an item's age is unknown, for depreciation. |
| vacated_on* | string | Day the tenant moved out and returned possession (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| client_refs | object | Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used. |
| deposit_usd* | any | Security deposit held, dollars. |
| lease_end_on | string | Scheduled lease end (YYYY-MM-DD), if different from actual tenancy end. Lost rent/lease-break charges use it. Deadlines use tenancy_ended_on, else move-out; scheduled end remains a later alternative. |
| serve_pinned | boolean | Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed. |
| tenancy_type | string | written_lease or at_will. ME 6033(2): written period<=30 days, at-will 21. MA 15 B(4):30 days from move-out(at-will) or lease end(written). Omitted when vacated_on precedes tenancy_ended_on: earlier at-will date leads; other date listed. |
| documentation | object | What documentation you have; leave a field out when unknown. |
| building_units | integer | Units in the building. Some interest rules depend on it (NY 6+, IL 25+). |
| expect_ruleset | string | Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules. |
| owner_occupied | boolean | The landlord lives in the building (ME, NH, NJ and Chicago exempt small owner-occupied buildings; with building_units). |
| small_landlord | boolean | CA AB 12: natural person or LLC of natural persons, at most 2 properties containing at most 4 units total, tenant not a service member;2 month cap. |
| pet_deposit_usd | any | Pet portion of deposit_usd: outside caps in MO/AL/ND/Saint Paul; extra cap allowance of 1 month in HI/AK, half in KS, quarter in NE. |
| monthly_rent_usd | any | Monthly rent, for the deposit cap check. |
| prepaid_rent_usd | any | Advance rent beyond first month, held besides deposit_usd. Counts in AK/AZ/CA/CT/MD/MI/NY caps; earns interest in CT/MA(last-month rent)/MD/Chicago; Minneapolis cap becomes half-month. UT: send only unused balance, added to refund (57-17-3(2)(b)); elsewhere refund is deposit-only with prepaid-return warning. |
| tenancy_ended_on | string | Actual tenancy end: lease end, early termination or accepted surrender (YYYY-MM-DD). End-of-tenancy deadlines use this; send a different scheduled end as lease_end_on. Legacy scheduled ends still work, with an earlier move-out alternative where applicable. |
| tenant_abandoned | boolean | Abandoned or evicted: MD 8-203(h) clock starts at written demand; WA 59.18.280 at landlord awareness; LA 9:3251(C) one-month rule excluded. Omitted: inferred from tenant_gave_proper_notice=false. If vacated_on precedes tenancy_ended_on, earlier abandonment clock leads; other date listed. |
| contractor_needed | boolean | Damage exceeds the deposit and needs a third-party contractor, and you said so in writing in time (Virginia, West Virginia: 15 more days). |
| lease_return_days | integer | Return period the lease sets, in days, where the statute lets a lease set one (Colorado up to 60, Idaho up to 30, Maine shorter). |
| lease_term_months | integer | Term of the lease in months (0 for month-to-month). Delaware's cap applies to leases of a year or more, New Mexico's to shorter ones. |
| statement_sent_on | string | Itemized statement sent/delivered (YYYY-MM-DD), to assess timeliness; documentation.itemized_statement alone supplies no date. |
| demand_received_on | string | Deposit demand received (YYYY-MM-DD): written in OK; first-class mail in MD (8-203(h)). Starts clocks in AZ/KS/OK/SC/MS. |
| tenant_age_60_plus | boolean | An occupant is 60+ (NH 540-A:5,I: owner-occupied exemption excluded). tenant_age_62_plus=true implies this. |
| tenant_age_62_plus | boolean | The tenant is 62 or older (Connecticut: a one-month cap). |
| deposit_required_on | string | Colorado cap: date submission was required. Collection, move-out and as_of cannot establish the 2027 exception. |
| new_tenant_rent_usd | any | Monthly rent the new tenant pays (with new_tenant_moved_in_on): the rent received for overlapping days is credited against rent claimed for them. |
| third_party_managed | boolean | A third party manages the unit or collects rent for a fee. |
| claim_notice_sent_on | string | Written claim notice sent (YYYY-MM-DD). FL: within 30 days of termination; DC:45. Balance due 30 days after timely notice; late notice does not count. |
| deposit_collected_on | string | Collection date; defaults to move_in_on. CA AB12 uses it. CO: proxy only if deposit_required_on is absent; never proves the exception. |
| landlord_units_owned | integer | Rental units the landlord owns in all (Arkansas 5 or fewer, Georgia 10 or fewer, with third_party_managed, may be exempt). |
| interest_paid_through | string | Interest already paid/credited through this date; accrual starts here (annual-payment rules, e.g. SF/LA/Berkeley/CT/MA). |
| interest_rate_percent | any | Annual deposit-bank rate: NJ/ND/NH/NY/PA/Portland; MA uses lesser of bank rate or 5%. Omitted bank rate is unknown. IL 765 ILCS 715 uses published IDFPR rate instead. |
| new_tenant_moved_in_on | string | Re-rented: new tenant's move-in date (YYYY-MM-DD). Can shorten WV/WI periods; rent overlapping the new tenancy is unrecoverable. |
| rent_ordinance_covered | boolean | Covered by LA RSO or Berkeley Rent Ordinance: required for their deposit interest. Unknown interest stays beside, not inside, refund. |
| owner_is_natural_person | boolean | GA 44-7-36 only: true=natural-person owner; false=LLC/corporation/partnership/trust, which cannot claim small-landlord exemption. Omitted: exemption stays an alternative. |
| renter_notice_served_on | string | UT 57-17-3(3) renter notice served after deadline (YYYY-MM-DD). Owner gets 5 business days to comply (5); no notice means no 57-17-5 relief. |
| landlord_filed_action_on | string | MI 554.613: date landlord sued for claimed damage (YYYY-MM-DD); sue or return balance within 45 days. Omitted assumes no suit. |
| tenant_gave_proper_notice | boolean | A termination notice that meets the statute was given (Alaska: 14 days instead of 30 when nothing is deducted for damage). |
| lease_signed_or_renewed_on | string | Current lease signing/last renewal (YYYY-MM-DD). GA cap from 2024-07-01; MD from 2024-10-01. Defaults move_in_on; warns later renewal may activate cap. |
| deposit_in_separate_account | boolean | TN 66-28-301(a): deposit-only separate account. No account and no damage listing means none can be kept (c). |
| nonstandard_provision_signed | boolean | Wisconsin: the tenant signed a separate NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS document covering the charge (ATCP 134.06(3)(b)); false makes such charges 'no'. |
| forwarding_address_received_on | string | Written forwarding address received (YYYY-MM-DD). Can start/hold clocks in TX, CT, IA, MN. |
| tenant_gave_forwarding_address | boolean | False: no written forwarding address ever given. May relieve penalties in IL/PA/OH/SC/NH; DE also accepts a lease notice address. forwarding_address_received_on implies true. |
| colorado_post_closing_occupancy | boolean | Colorado: buyer-landlord bought this residence from seller-tenant; both executed purchase-contract post-closing occupancy before the deposit was required. True confirms all facts; false excludes; null unknown. Exception from 2027-01-01. |
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],
"properties": {
"on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Day it was sent or delivered (YYYY-MM-DD); required unless what is nothing. Statutes count the day the landlord mails or delivers it; a postmark is the best evidence."
},
"what": {
"enum": [
"nothing",
"full_refund",
"partial_refund",
"itemized_statement"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "nothing: nothing returned yet; full_refund: the whole deposit; partial_refund: part of it, with no itemized statement; itemized_statement: an itemized statement of deductions (with any refund the same day)."
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"check",
"electronic",
"other"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "How the money went back: check, electronic (direct deposit or electronic transfer) or other. Some statutes key on it (Michigan 554.609(3): an electronic balance may follow the notice by 10 days; California 1950.5 as amended by AB 414: electronic return when the deposit or rent was paid electronically)."
},
"amount_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10000000,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$?[0-9][0-9,]*(\\.[0-9]+)?$"
}
],
"description": "Amount refunded, dollars (partial_refund or itemized_statement)."
}
},
"description": "What the landlord has returned so far: lets the result say whether the refund and the\nitemized statement came on time (``timeliness``).",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Deduction": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"category",
"amount_usd"
],
"properties": {
"category": {
"enum": [
"unpaid_rent",
"unpaid_utilities",
"cleaning",
"carpet",
"flooring",
"paint",
"blinds_window_coverings",
"appliance",
"fixture_or_hardware",
"wall_or_door_repair",
"key_or_lock",
"late_fees",
"lease_break_fee",
"moving_and_storage",
"reletting_costs",
"trash_and_abandoned_items",
"other_damage",
"other"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Charge category; carpet cleaning uses cleaning with cleaning_kind, not carpet."
},
"work_kind": {
"enum": [
"repair",
"replace",
"cleaning"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "repair (restores the item: never depreciated), replace (a new item: prorated by the old one's remaining life where the rule does), or cleaning (e.g. carpet cleaning: judged as a cleaning line)."
},
"amount_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10000000,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$?[0-9][0-9,]*(\\.[0-9]+)?$"
}
],
"description": "Amount you intend to deduct, in dollars (rounded to cents)."
},
"has_photos": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You have photos of this damage."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "What was damaged or owed and the repair or charge (e.g. 'bedroom carpet: pet stains, two areas patched'). Printed under the line on the itemized statement you download (HTML or PDF); never stored, logged or hashed, and not in the result."
},
"has_receipt": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You have a receipt, invoice or estimate for this line."
},
"rent_through": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "unpaid_rent only: the last day the rent charged covers. With new_tenant_moved_in_on it decides how much of the rent overlaps the new tenancy (not recoverable: the landlord cannot collect rent twice for the same days)."
},
"utility_kind": {
"enum": [
"water",
"sewer",
"electric",
"gas",
"heat",
"trash",
"internet",
"other"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "unpaid_utilities only: which utility. Some states allow only some (Massachusetts: water); without it such a line is 'depends'."
},
"cleaning_kind": {
"enum": [
"beyond_wear",
"routine",
"unknown"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "cleaning only: beyond_wear (the unit was left dirtier than normal use; cleaning to restore its move-in condition), routine (ordinary cleaning after normal use, which most states treat as normal wear) or unknown. Where the statute does not name cleaning, an unknown kind is 'depends'."
},
"late_payments": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 600,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "late_fees only: how many late payments (or months, where the cap is per month) the fee covers. A statutory cap is per late payment; without this, more than one cap is 'depends'."
},
"item_age_years": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Age of the item in years at move-out (e.g. 4.5)."
},
"caused_by_tenant": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": true,
"description": "False when the condition is normal wear and tear (never deductible); null when it is disputed or unknown (a tenant checking a landlord's list): the line is then 'depends', with the amount the rule would allow if it is damage."
},
"item_installed_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "When the item (carpet, paint, appliance...) was installed or last replaced (YYYY-MM-DD). Give this or item_age_years, not both."
},
"useful_life_years": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 100,
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Override the useful life used for depreciation (years)."
},
"good_faith_estimate": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "The amount is a good-faith estimate: the repair cannot reasonably be finished within the return period, or the vendor's bills have not arrived (California 1950.5(h)(3)). The receipts then follow within 14 days of the repair or the documents."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Documentation": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"receipts": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You have receipts or invoices for the repairs and cleaning."
},
"move_out_list": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You inspected the unit and made the move-out damage list in time (Georgia 44-7-33(b): within 3 business days)."
},
"photos_move_in": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Dated move-in photos."
},
"cleaning_notice": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You gave the tenant written notice of the cleaning needed and time to do it before charging for cleaning (Montana 70-25-201(3): 24 hours)."
},
"photos_move_out": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Dated move-out photos."
},
"itemized_statement": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You will send (or sent) an itemized statement."
},
"photos_after_repair": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Photos after repairs."
},
"move_in_condition_statement": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You gave the tenant a written move-in condition statement or checklist (Montana 70-25-206, Washington 59.18.260; listed as a duty in Georgia 44-7-33(a), Kentucky 383.580(2), Michigan 554.608 and Virginia 55.1-1214)."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"examples": [
{
"as_of": "2026-10-09",
"state": "CA",
"deductions": [
{
"category": "cleaning",
"amount_usd": "150"
},
{
"category": "carpet",
"amount_usd": "1200",
"item_age_years": 5
}
],
"move_in_on": "2023-06-01",
"vacated_on": "2026-09-30",
"deposit_usd": "2000",
"monthly_rent_usd": "2000"
}
],
"required": [
"state",
"deposit_usd",
"vacated_on"
],
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "City, for a city overlay where covered (e.g. 'Chicago'). Optional."
},
"as_of": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Date for deadline status; defaults to today (UTC). Send YYYY-MM-DD for repeatable results."
},
"audit": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state, 2-letter code (e.g. 'CA'); a state name also works."
},
"county": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "TN county: act applies over 75,000 population by 2010 census (66-28-102(a)). Inferred from city only if unambiguous."
},
"returned": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Returned",
"type": "object",
"description": "Prior refund/statement and date; timeliness assesses each duty and days late."
},
"furnished": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "The unit is rented furnished (California before AB 12: 3 months; Kansas: 1.5 months; Delaware: no cap)."
},
"deductions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Deduction"
},
"maxItems": 50,
"description": "Charges to deduct (or the landlord's list). Explicit [] means no deductions and selects shorter periods (MT10 days, AK14); omit when unknown."
},
"move_in_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Tenancy start (YYYY-MM-DD). Used for interest and, when an item's age is unknown, for depreciation."
},
"vacated_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Day the tenant moved out and returned possession (YYYY-MM-DD)."
},
"client_refs": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"deposit_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Security deposit held, dollars."
},
"lease_end_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Scheduled lease end (YYYY-MM-DD), if different from actual tenancy end. Lost rent/lease-break charges use it. Deadlines use tenancy_ended_on, else move-out; scheduled end remains a later alternative."
},
"serve_pinned": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed."
},
"tenancy_type": {
"enum": [
"written_lease",
"at_will"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "written_lease or at_will. ME 6033(2): written period<=30 days, at-will 21. MA 15 B(4):30 days from move-out(at-will) or lease end(written). Omitted when vacated_on precedes tenancy_ended_on: earlier at-will date leads; other date listed."
},
"documentation": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Documentation",
"type": "object",
"description": "What documentation you have; leave a field out when unknown."
},
"building_units": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100000,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Units in the building. Some interest rules depend on it (NY 6+, IL 25+)."
},
"expect_ruleset": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules."
},
"owner_occupied": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "The landlord lives in the building (ME, NH, NJ and Chicago exempt small owner-occupied buildings; with building_units)."
},
"small_landlord": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "CA AB 12: natural person or LLC of natural persons, at most 2 properties containing at most 4 units total, tenant not a service member;2 month cap."
},
"pet_deposit_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10000000,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$?[0-9][0-9,]*(\\.[0-9]+)?$"
}
],
"description": "Pet portion of deposit_usd: outside caps in MO/AL/ND/Saint Paul; extra cap allowance of 1 month in HI/AK, half in KS, quarter in NE."
},
"monthly_rent_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10000000,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$?[0-9][0-9,]*(\\.[0-9]+)?$"
}
],
"description": "Monthly rent, for the deposit cap check."
},
"prepaid_rent_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10000000,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$?[0-9][0-9,]*(\\.[0-9]+)?$"
}
],
"description": "Advance rent beyond first month, held besides deposit_usd. Counts in AK/AZ/CA/CT/MD/MI/NY caps; earns interest in CT/MA(last-month rent)/MD/Chicago; Minneapolis cap becomes half-month. UT: send only unused balance, added to refund (57-17-3(2)(b)); elsewhere refund is deposit-only with prepaid-return warning."
},
"tenancy_ended_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Actual tenancy end: lease end, early termination or accepted surrender (YYYY-MM-DD). End-of-tenancy deadlines use this; send a different scheduled end as lease_end_on. Legacy scheduled ends still work, with an earlier move-out alternative where applicable."
},
"tenant_abandoned": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Abandoned or evicted: MD 8-203(h) clock starts at written demand; WA 59.18.280 at landlord awareness; LA 9:3251(C) one-month rule excluded. Omitted: inferred from tenant_gave_proper_notice=false. If vacated_on precedes tenancy_ended_on, earlier abandonment clock leads; other date listed."
},
"contractor_needed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Damage exceeds the deposit and needs a third-party contractor, and you said so in writing in time (Virginia, West Virginia: 15 more days)."
},
"lease_return_days": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 365,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Return period the lease sets, in days, where the statute lets a lease set one (Colorado up to 60, Idaho up to 30, Maine shorter)."
},
"lease_term_months": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 600,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Term of the lease in months (0 for month-to-month). Delaware's cap applies to leases of a year or more, New Mexico's to shorter ones."
},
"statement_sent_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Itemized statement sent/delivered (YYYY-MM-DD), to assess timeliness; documentation.itemized_statement alone supplies no date."
},
"demand_received_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Deposit demand received (YYYY-MM-DD): written in OK; first-class mail in MD (8-203(h)). Starts clocks in AZ/KS/OK/SC/MS."
},
"tenant_age_60_plus": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "An occupant is 60+ (NH 540-A:5,I: owner-occupied exemption excluded). tenant_age_62_plus=true implies this."
},
"tenant_age_62_plus": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "The tenant is 62 or older (Connecticut: a one-month cap)."
},
"deposit_required_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Colorado cap: date submission was required. Collection, move-out and as_of cannot establish the 2027 exception."
},
"new_tenant_rent_usd": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 10000000,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$?[0-9][0-9,]*(\\.[0-9]+)?$"
}
],
"description": "Monthly rent the new tenant pays (with new_tenant_moved_in_on): the rent received for overlapping days is credited against rent claimed for them."
},
"third_party_managed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "A third party manages the unit or collects rent for a fee."
},
"claim_notice_sent_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Written claim notice sent (YYYY-MM-DD). FL: within 30 days of termination; DC:45. Balance due 30 days after timely notice; late notice does not count."
},
"deposit_collected_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Collection date; defaults to move_in_on. CA AB12 uses it. CO: proxy only if deposit_required_on is absent; never proves the exception."
},
"landlord_units_owned": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Rental units the landlord owns in all (Arkansas 5 or fewer, Georgia 10 or fewer, with third_party_managed, may be exempt)."
},
"interest_paid_through": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Interest already paid/credited through this date; accrual starts here (annual-payment rules, e.g. SF/LA/Berkeley/CT/MA)."
},
"interest_rate_percent": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 25,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Annual deposit-bank rate: NJ/ND/NH/NY/PA/Portland; MA uses lesser of bank rate or 5%. Omitted bank rate is unknown. IL 765 ILCS 715 uses published IDFPR rate instead."
},
"new_tenant_moved_in_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Re-rented: new tenant's move-in date (YYYY-MM-DD). Can shorten WV/WI periods; rent overlapping the new tenancy is unrecoverable."
},
"rent_ordinance_covered": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Covered by LA RSO or Berkeley Rent Ordinance: required for their deposit interest. Unknown interest stays beside, not inside, refund."
},
"owner_is_natural_person": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "GA 44-7-36 only: true=natural-person owner; false=LLC/corporation/partnership/trust, which cannot claim small-landlord exemption. Omitted: exemption stays an alternative."
},
"renter_notice_served_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "UT 57-17-3(3) renter notice served after deadline (YYYY-MM-DD). Owner gets 5 business days to comply (5); no notice means no 57-17-5 relief."
},
"landlord_filed_action_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "MI 554.613: date landlord sued for claimed damage (YYYY-MM-DD); sue or return balance within 45 days. Omitted assumes no suit."
},
"tenant_gave_proper_notice": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "A termination notice that meets the statute was given (Alaska: 14 days instead of 30 when nothing is deducted for damage)."
},
"lease_signed_or_renewed_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Current lease signing/last renewal (YYYY-MM-DD). GA cap from 2024-07-01; MD from 2024-10-01. Defaults move_in_on; warns later renewal may activate cap."
},
"deposit_in_separate_account": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "TN 66-28-301(a): deposit-only separate account. No account and no damage listing means none can be kept (c)."
},
"nonstandard_provision_signed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Wisconsin: the tenant signed a separate NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS document covering the charge (ATCP 134.06(3)(b)); false makes such charges 'no'."
},
"forwarding_address_received_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Written forwarding address received (YYYY-MM-DD). Can start/hold clocks in TX, CT, IA, MN."
},
"tenant_gave_forwarding_address": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "False: no written forwarding address ever given. May relieve penalties in IL/PA/OH/SC/NH; DE also accepts a lease notice address. forwarding_address_received_on implies true."
},
"colorado_post_closing_occupancy": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Colorado: buyer-landlord bought this residence from seller-tenant; both executed purchase-contract post-closing occupancy before the deposit was required. True confirms all facts; false excludes; null unknown. Exception from 2027-01-01."
}
}
}| string |
| Older name for q; use q. |
| client_refs | object | Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used. |
| serve_pinned | boolean | Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed. |
| expect_ruleset | string | Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules. |
| include_aliases | boolean | Also return aliases in the short list (search hits always carry them). |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Words to search for in the codes, names, aliases, descriptions and examples, e.g. 'pet stain carpet'. Hits come back with full detail. Leave out to list every code in short form."
},
"area": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40,
"description": "Older name for group; use group."
},
"audit": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false."
},
"group": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40,
"description": "Only codes in this group, e.g. 'flooring' or 'walls' (a part of the unit, not a room). `groups` in the answer lists them all."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 500,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Most codes to return. Default: 8 with q, every code without."
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Older name for q; use q."
},
"client_refs": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"serve_pinned": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed."
},
"expect_ruleset": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules."
},
"include_aliases": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Also return aliases in the short list (search hits always carry them)."
}
}
}| summary (default, small) or full (every line). |
| issues | array | What was found in plain English, e.g. ['stained carpet in both bedrooms', 'nail holes everywhere', 'oven is filthy']. Read like pasted notes: an entry may hold several conditions ('carpet stained, nail holes'; one finding each); a room before or after the condition sets the location ('Bedroom 2 carpet torn', 'mold in bathroom'); a written count sets the quantity ('3 blinds broken'); an entry saying there is no work ('no mold', 'leak fixed by tenant') is reported as not billed. All the issues together may hold up to 12,000 characters; send longer notes in more than one request. |
| retain | boolean | Optional (contract 0.5.1). false: keep none of this request's text, so the AI reader's answer for the issues is not stored either. By default the text is kept with contact details and access codes removed, to improve matching; the estimate is the same either way. |
| profile | string | minimum (rent-ready basics) | standard | premium (higher finish). |
| bedrooms* | integer | 0 for a studio. |
| bathrooms* | any | Half baths count as 0.5. |
| unit_type | string | Single-family homes and townhomes get house-sized defaults (floor area, locks). |
| walk_date | string | The walk-through date; dated or aged items are judged against it. Omit if unknown. |
| price_tier | string | bulk_contract (portfolio contract prices) | pm_vendor (default: a property manager buying turns from local vendors) | retail_one_off (an owner hiring one contractor). |
| year_built | integer | Drives lead-paint (pre-1978) handling. |
| client_refs | object | Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used. |
| serve_pinned | boolean | Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed. |
| expect_ruleset | string | Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules. |
{
"type": "object",
"$defs": {
"Profile": {
"enum": [
"minimum",
"standard",
"premium"
],
"type": "string"
},
"UnitType": {
"enum": [
"apartment",
"single_family",
"townhome",
"condo",
"duplex",
"manufactured"
],
"type": "string"
},
"PriceTier": {
"enum": [
"bulk_contract",
"pm_vendor",
"retail_one_off"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Purchasing channel. Library prices are pm_vendor (a PM buying turns from a local vendor)."
}
},
"examples": [
{
"zip": "43215",
"issues": [
"stained carpet in both bedrooms",
"nail holes everywhere",
"oven is filthy"
],
"bedrooms": 2,
"bathrooms": 1
}
],
"required": [
"zip",
"bedrooms",
"bathrooms"
],
"properties": {
"zip": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The user's 5-digit US ZIP code. If it is missing or not exactly 5 digits, ask the user; never guess, pad or correct it."
},
"pets": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Did pets live in the unit? true adds an optional flea treatment."
},
"audit": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false."
},
"sq_ft": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 20000,
"minimum": 150,
"description": "Interior sq ft."
},
"carpet": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Is there wall-to-wall carpet?"
},
"detail": {
"enum": [
"summary",
"full"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "summary",
"description": "summary (default, small) or full (every line)."
},
"issues": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 100,
"description": "What was found in plain English, e.g. ['stained carpet in both bedrooms', 'nail holes everywhere', 'oven is filthy']. Read like pasted notes: an entry may hold several conditions ('carpet stained, nail holes'; one finding each); a room before or after the condition sets the location ('Bedroom 2 carpet torn', 'mold in bathroom'); a written count sets the quantity ('3 blinds broken'); an entry saying there is no work ('no mold', 'leak fixed by tenant') is reported as not billed. All the issues together may hold up to 12,000 characters; send longer notes in more than one request."
},
"retain": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "Optional (contract 0.5.1). false: keep none of this request's text, so the AI reader's answer for the issues is not stored either. By default the text is kept with contact details and access codes removed, to improve matching; the estimate is the same either way."
},
"profile": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Profile",
"type": "string",
"default": "standard",
"description": "minimum (rent-ready basics) | standard | premium (higher finish)."
},
"bedrooms": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "0 for a studio."
},
"bathrooms": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Half baths count as 0.5."
},
"unit_type": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/UnitType",
"type": "string",
"default": "apartment",
"description": "Single-family homes and townhomes get house-sized defaults (floor area, locks)."
},
"walk_date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "The walk-through date; dated or aged items are judged against it. Omit if unknown."
},
"price_tier": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/PriceTier",
"type": "string",
"default": "pm_vendor",
"description": "bulk_contract (portfolio contract prices) | pm_vendor (default: a property manager buying turns from local vendors) | retail_one_off (an owner hiring one contractor)."
},
"year_built": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 2100,
"minimum": 1700,
"description": "Drives lead-paint (pre-1978) handling."
},
"client_refs": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"serve_pinned": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed."
},
"expect_ruleset": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules."
}
}
}| tax_rate |
| any |
| Applied to all lines, e.g. 0.07. |
| decisions | array | Approve, decline or defer lines or findings from an earlier scope. |
| rate_card | array | Your own prices by trade or task; they replace the regional library prices. |
| standards | object | Finish profile, price tier and overrides. |
| client_refs | object | Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used. |
| constraints | object | Target ready date, whether the unit is occupied, access notes. |
| serve_pinned | boolean | Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed. |
| trade_vendors | object | Vendor (name, contact) to put on each trade's lines. |
| expect_ruleset | string | Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules. |
{
"type": "object",
"$defs": {
"Uom": {
"enum": [
"each",
"sq_ft",
"sq_ft_floor",
"sq_yd",
"linear_ft",
"room",
"unit",
"bedroom",
"bathroom",
"hour",
"cu_yd",
"visit"
],
"type": "string"
},
"Area": {
"enum": [
"whole_unit",
"kitchen",
"living_room",
"dining_room",
"bedroom",
"bathroom",
"hallway",
"entry",
"laundry",
"closet",
"garage",
"patio_balcony",
"exterior",
"yard",
"other"
],
"type": "string"
},
"Rooms": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"area": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Area",
"type": "string",
"default": "whole_unit",
"description": "Left out, from the labels, else the whole unit."
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "At least the number of labels; capped at the unit's count."
},
"labels": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 12,
"description": "The rooms' names as written, e.g. ['Bedroom 2']."
}
},
"description": "Which rooms a finding covers.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Trade": {
"enum": [
"hauling",
"handyman",
"drywall",
"painter",
"flooring",
"carpet_cleaning",
"cleaning",
"appliance",
"plumber",
"electrician",
"hvac",
"locksmith",
"pest_control",
"landscaping",
"window_glass",
"environmental",
"structural"
],
"type": "string"
},
"Extent": {
"enum": [
"spot",
"partial",
"full"
],
"type": "string"
},
"Vendor": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120
},
"contact": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Finding": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]+$",
"maxLength": 40,
"description": "Your id; defaults to f1, f2, ... in order."
},
"code": {
"enum": [
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"asbestos.suspect",
"bath.accessory_missing",
"bath.grab_bar_loose",
"bath.mildew_surface",
"blinds.bent_missing",
"blinds.dirty",
"cabinet.base_water_damage",
"cabinet.damage_widespread",
"cabinet.door_damaged",
"cabinet.hinge_loose",
"cabinet.surface_worn",
"carpet.burn",
"carpet.odor",
"carpet.pet_urine",
"carpet.replace_room",
"carpet.soiled",
"carpet.stained",
"carpet.torn_frayed",
"carpet.water_damaged",
"carpet.worn_matted",
"carpet.wrinkled",
"caulk.sink_counter",
"ceiling.hole",
"ceiling.nail_pops",
"ceiling.popcorn_damaged",
"ceiling.repaint",
"ceiling.sagging",
"ceiling.stain",
"ceiling_fan.broken",
"clean.general",
"clean.heavy_soil",
"clean.windows",
"closet.shelf_rod_missing",
"countertop.chip_burn",
"countertop.replace",
"countertop.substrate_exposed",
"dishwasher.inoperable",
"dishwasher.missing",
"disposal.inoperable",
"door.closet_off_track",
"door.entry_damaged",
"door.entry_sticks",
"door.fire_rated_defect",
"door.interior_hole",
"door.interior_replace",
"door.interior_sticks",
"door.slider_damaged",
"door.stop_missing",
"door.weatherstrip_missing",
"drain.blocked_slow",
"electrical.exposed_wiring",
"electrical.panel_issue",
"exhaust_fan.inoperable",
"exterior.paint_peeling",
"exterior.walkway_hazard",
"faucet.leak",
"fence.pool_gate_latch",
"fireplace.firebox_damaged",
"floor.soft_spot",
"floor.substrate_exposed",
"floor.trip_hazard",
"garage.cleanout",
"garage.door_inoperable",
"garage.safety_reverse",
"general.manual_quote",
"gfci.missing",
"gfci.test_fail",
"hardwood.water_stain",
"hardwood.worn",
"hvac.dryer_duct_unsafe",
"hvac.dryer_vent_lint",
"hvac.filter_dirty",
"hvac.minisplit_dirty",
"hvac.not_heating_cooling",
"hvac.vent_cover_missing",
"key.missing",
"laundry.hookup_leak",
"lead.paint_concern",
"leak.active_water",
"leak.moisture_elevated",
"leak.sewage",
"light.bulb_out",
"light.fixture_damaged",
"lock.deadbolt_broken",
"lock.knob_broken",
"lock.rekey",
"lock.smart_reset",
"lvp.plank_damaged",
"lvp.water_swollen",
"mailbox.lock_change",
"microwave.inoperable",
"microwave.otr_inoperable",
"mirror.damaged",
"mold.visible_large",
"mold.visible_medium",
"mold.visible_small",
"odor.general",
"outlet.burn_marks",
"outlet.dead",
"patio.dirty",
"pest.bedbugs",
"pest.inspection_turn",
"pest.other",
"pest.roaches",
"pest.rodents",
"range.anti_tip_missing",
"range.burner_inoperable",
"range.cooktop_glass_cracked",
"range.dirty",
"range.missing",
"range.oven_not_heating",
"range.parts_missing",
"range.replace",
"range_hood.filter",
"refrigerator.dirty",
"refrigerator.gasket",
"refrigerator.ice_maker",
"refrigerator.missing",
"refrigerator.not_cooling",
"refrigerator.parts_missing",
"remote.garage_missing",
"safety.biohazard",
"safety.co_alarm_inoperable",
"safety.co_alarm_missing",
"safety.combustible_clearance",
"safety.drug_contamination",
"safety.egress_blocked",
"safety.extinguisher_expired",
"safety.fire_damage",
"safety.gas_leak",
"safety.guardrail_stairs",
"safety.hazardous_material",
"safety.hvac_combustion",
"safety.pest_extensive",
"safety.roof_envelope",
"safety.sharp_edge",
"safety.smoke_alarm_expired",
"safety.smoke_alarm_missing",
"safety.structural_concern",
"shower.door_damaged",
"shower.head_leaks",
"shower.rod_missing",
"sink.chipped",
"sink.not_draining",
"switch.broken",
"switch_plate.missing",
"tenant_alteration.restore",
"thermostat.broken",
"tile.cracked",
"tile.grout_dirty",
"tile.grout_missing",
"toilet.clog",
"toilet.cracked",
"toilet.loose_base",
"toilet.running",
"toilet.seat_broken",
"trash.heavy",
"trash.light",
"trim.baseboard_damaged",
"trim.casing_damaged",
"trim.paint_worn",
"tub.caulk_failed",
"tub.chip_stain",
"tub.surround_damaged",
"unit.final_inspection",
"vanity.damaged",
"vct.dull_dirty",
"vinyl.lifting",
"vinyl.torn_gouged",
"walls.crack_hairline",
"walls.crack_structural",
"walls.hole_medium",
"walls.holes_many",
"walls.holes_multiple",
"walls.large_hole",
"walls.nail_holes",
"walls.paint_aged",
"walls.paint_peeling",
"walls.paint_unauthorized_color",
"walls.scuffs",
"walls.smoke_nicotine",
"walls.stain_other",
"walls.stain_water",
"walls.surface_detached",
"walls.texture_damage",
"walls.touchup",
"walls.wallpaper",
"washer_dryer.inoperable",
"water_heater.no_hot_water",
"window.glass_cracked",
"window.lock_broken",
"window.screen_missing",
"window.screen_torn",
"window.seal_failed",
"window.sill_damaged",
"window.stuck",
"yard.debris",
"yard.overgrown"
],
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "From property_turnover_issue_codes; general.manual_quote if none fits. Send it on every finding."
},
"notes": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000,
"description": "More words; never billed or coded from."
},
"rooms": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Rooms",
"type": "object",
"description": "Which rooms: {\"area\": \"bedroom\", \"count\": 3} is all 3 bedrooms; labels name them."
},
"extent": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Extent",
"type": "string",
"description": "Only when the words say how far; else the code's default."
},
"status": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/FindingStatus",
"type": "string",
"default": "needed",
"description": "Only needed (the default) bills; on a hazard, done/ok/none without evidence stays Possible."
},
"evidence": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Evidence",
"type": "object",
"description": "The test behind the finding; the only thing that clears a hazard."
},
"location": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Location",
"type": "object",
"description": "{\"area\": \"bedroom\", \"label\": \"Bedroom 2\"} or \"Bedroom 2\"; older form of rooms."
},
"material": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "The material as written, e.g. '9x9 vinyl tile'."
},
"quantity": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Quantity",
"type": "object",
"description": "Measured amount (120 sq_ft), only as the words give it."
},
"confirmed": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "true: the person checked this AI-read finding."
},
"repeat_of": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]+$",
"maxLength": 40,
"description": "Id of an earlier finding this repeats in its own rooms (\"same as above\"); it bills."
},
"area_sq_ft": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 100000,
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Measured area in sq ft; wins over a derived size."
},
"extraction": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Extraction",
"type": "object",
"description": "Set by our AI reader; send it back unchanged."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 300,
"description": "Deprecated; send code, with the words in source_text."
},
"source_text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000,
"description": "The original words. Scanned for hazards; never billed or coded from."
},
"signature_like": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Set by our reader; send it back unchanged."
},
"year_statement": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/YearStatement",
"type": "object",
"description": "A year said in passing (\"built 1972\"); never sets property.year_built."
}
},
"description": "One observed condition, coded from the issue-code catalog.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Profile": {
"enum": [
"minimum",
"standard",
"premium"
],
"type": "string"
},
"Decision": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"action"
],
"properties": {
"note": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 300
},
"action": {
"enum": [
"approve",
"decline",
"defer"
],
"type": "string"
},
"line_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"finding_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"description": "Owner decision. Re-run the same request with decisions to get the approved scope.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Evidence": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"kind",
"result"
],
"properties": {
"kind": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/EvidenceKind",
"type": "string"
},
"result": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/EvidenceResult",
"type": "string"
},
"material": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "What was tested, e.g. 'kitchen floor tile'."
}
},
"description": "A negative or working result clears: inspector any hazard; lab mold, lead, asbestos, drugs, sewage; meter moisture; self_test or checklist a device.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Location": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"area": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Area",
"type": "string",
"default": "whole_unit"
},
"label": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "e.g. 'Bedroom 2'."
}
},
"description": "Where; a plain string works too.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Quantity": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"uom"
],
"properties": {
"uom": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Uom",
"type": "string"
},
"value": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 100000,
"exclusiveMinimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"UnitType": {
"enum": [
"apartment",
"single_family",
"townhome",
"condo",
"duplex",
"manufactured"
],
"type": "string"
},
"Occupants": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"elderly": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Housing for the elderly (62+) or disabled; not just an older tenant."
},
"hud_assisted": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"child_under_6": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "A child under 6 lives there or is expected to."
}
},
"description": "property.occupants: lead-rule facts about the unit; leave out what is unknown.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"PriceTier": {
"enum": [
"bulk_contract",
"pm_vendor",
"retail_one_off"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Purchasing channel. Library prices are pm_vendor (a PM buying turns from a local vendor)."
},
"Standards": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"profile": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Profile",
"type": "string",
"default": "standard",
"description": "minimum (rent-ready basics) | standard | premium (higher finish)."
},
"overrides": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/StandardsOverrides",
"type": "object"
},
"price_tier": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/PriceTier",
"type": "string",
"default": "pm_vendor",
"description": "bulk_contract (portfolio contract prices) | pm_vendor (default: a property manager buying turns from local vendors) | retail_one_off (an owner hiring one contractor)."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Extraction": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"method",
"model",
"confidence"
],
"properties": {
"cell": {
"enum": [
"move_out",
"move_in",
"comment"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "ai_document: the cell read; move_in bills nothing, a hazard there is Possible."
},
"page": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "ai_document: the page read."
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9._:() -]+$",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "The model that read it."
},
"quote": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 300,
"description": "ai_document: the row's words, contacts masked."
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"ai",
"ai_document"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "ai: free text; ai_document: an upload's page."
},
"review": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/ExtractionReview",
"type": "object",
"description": "ai_document: the person's review."
},
"confidence": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 1,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "0 to 1."
},
"prompt_version": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9._:-]+$",
"maxLength": 40,
"description": "The reader's prompt version."
}
},
"description": "How our AI reader read a finding; never changes the price.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"Constraints": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"occupied": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Work happens while occupied."
},
"access_notes": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"target_ready_date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"EvidenceKind": {
"enum": [
"self_test",
"lab",
"meter",
"checklist",
"inspector"
],
"type": "string"
},
"FindingStatus": {
"enum": [
"needed",
"done",
"ok",
"none"
],
"type": "string"
},
"RateCardEntry": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"uom": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Uom",
"type": "string",
"description": "Required with a trade unit_price; a task in another uom ignores it."
},
"trade": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Trade",
"type": "string"
},
"task_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A task_id from a result line, e.g. 'carpet.clean'."
},
"min_charge": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "USD per trade visit."
},
"unit_price": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "USD per uom; on a trade entry, uom 'hour' is its labor rate."
},
"trip_charge": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "USD per trade visit."
}
},
"description": "Your price for a task_id (from a result line) or a trade, e.g. {\"trade\": \"handyman\", \"unit_price\": 65, \"uom\": \"hour\"}.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"YearStatement": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"text"
],
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The words, e.g. 'built in 1972'."
},
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 2100,
"minimum": 1700,
"description": "Left out when the words name none ('Victorian')."
}
},
"description": "When the words say it was built.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"EvidenceResult": {
"enum": [
"negative",
"positive",
"working",
"failed"
],
"type": "string"
},
"FloorCoverings": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"carpet_sq_ft": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 20000,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Carpeted area; omit to assume 60% of the floor area."
},
"carpet_present": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Is there wall-to-wall carpet? Omit if unknown."
}
},
"description": "What is on the floors. Drives the carpet-cleaning baseline and whole-unit carpet sizes.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"PropertyProfile": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"zip",
"bedrooms",
"bathrooms"
],
"properties": {
"zip": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{5}$",
"description": "5-digit US ZIP code (no street address)."
},
"pets": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Did pets live in the unit? true adds an optional flea treatment. Omit if unknown."
},
"sq_ft": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 20000,
"minimum": 150,
"description": "Interior sq ft."
},
"bedrooms": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 12,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "0 for a studio."
},
"bathrooms": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 12,
"minimum": 0,
"multipleOf": 0.5
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Half baths count as 0.5."
},
"occupants": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Occupants",
"type": "object"
},
"unit_type": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/UnitType",
"type": "string",
"default": "apartment",
"description": "Single-family homes and townhomes get house-sized defaults (floor area, locks)."
},
"walk_date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "The walk-through date; dated or aged items are judged against it. Omit if unknown."
},
"year_built": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 2100,
"minimum": 1700,
"description": "Drives lead-paint (pre-1978) handling."
},
"floor_coverings": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/FloorCoverings",
"type": "object"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"ExtractionReview": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"outcome"
],
"properties": {
"flags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": [
"low_confidence",
"medium_confidence",
"quote_not_on_page",
"count_unread",
"column_unclear",
"ok_unclear",
"unmatched",
"ai_match"
],
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 8,
"description": "Why the page flagged it."
},
"changed": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"enum": [
"description",
"area",
"label",
"extent",
"quantity"
],
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 5,
"description": "edited: the fields changed."
},
"outcome": {
"enum": [
"confirmed",
"accepted",
"edited"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"description": "A person's review of a finding read from a document.",
"additionalProperties": false
},
"StandardsOverrides": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"markup_pct": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Management markup applied to every line, %."
},
"always_rekey": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"paint_policy": {
"enum": [
"touch_up",
"full_if_needed",
"always_full"
],
"type": "string"
},
"carpet_policy": {
"enum": [
"clean",
"replace_if_damaged",
"always_replace"
],
"type": "string"
},
"cleaning_policy": {
"enum": [
"standard",
"deep"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"examples": [
{
"findings": [
{
"code": "carpet.pet_urine",
"rooms": "Bedroom 2",
"source_text": "pet urine in BR2 carpet"
},
{
"code": "blinds.bent_missing",
"quantity": {
"uom": "each",
"value": 3
}
}
],
"property": {
"zip": "43215",
"bedrooms": 2,
"bathrooms": 1
}
}
],
"required": [
"property"
],
"properties": {
"read": {
"enum": [
"parser",
"ai"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "parser",
"description": "Deprecated and ignored: scope reads no free text."
},
"audit": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Also return the run record and input/result hashes (an audit trail). Default false."
},
"detail": {
"enum": [
"summary",
"full"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "summary",
"description": "summary (small): totals, trade scopes, lines tied to findings. full: all."
},
"retain": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "false: keep none of this request's text."
},
"findings": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Finding"
},
"maxItems": 200,
"description": "Move-out inspection findings, one per observed condition, coded."
},
"property": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/PropertyProfile",
"type": "object",
"description": "The unit: ZIP, size, type and year built."
},
"tax_rate": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number",
"maximum": 0.2,
"minimum": 0
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^(?!^[-+.]*$)[+-]?0*\\d*\\.?\\d*$"
}
],
"description": "Applied to all lines, e.g. 0.07."
},
"decisions": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Decision"
},
"maxItems": 500,
"description": "Approve, decline or defer lines or findings from an earlier scope."
},
"rate_card": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/RateCardEntry"
},
"maxItems": 300,
"description": "Your own prices by trade or task; they replace the regional library prices."
},
"standards": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Standards",
"type": "object",
"description": "Finish profile, price tier and overrides."
},
"client_refs": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Your own reference ids (e.g. unit_id, job_id). Echoed back, never used.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"constraints": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Constraints",
"type": "object",
"description": "Target ready date, whether the unit is occupied, access notes."
},
"serve_pinned": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Optional, with expect_ruleset. True asks us to answer under the ruleset version you named even when the rules have changed since, from that version's signed bundle; the result says so in served_from_bundle. We refuse a version older than 12 months, one a later correction or law change replaced for your state, or one we have no bundle for. Default false: the call fails whenever the rules have changed."
},
"trade_vendors": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Vendor (name, contact) to put on each trade's lines.",
"propertyNames": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Trade"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Vendor"
}
},
"expect_ruleset": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. The ruleset version you built against, as results carry it in provenance.ruleset_version (e.g. 'sd-2026.11.14'), or its sha256: hash. If the rules have changed since, the call fails (nothing computed, nothing charged) and says what is in force now, so you upgrade on your own schedule. Leave it out to answer under the current rules."
}
}
}