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# Prepare handover protocol

The **digital handover protocol** in Immodio helps you to completely and audit-proof document the condition of a unit during move-in or move-out. During the handover, you simply open Immodio on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop and can thus document the entire handover digitally step by step.

All important data – such as party data, defects, furnishings, meters, and keys – are automatically taken from the master data, provided they have already been maintained. A special **preparation** or prior creation of the protocol **is not necessary**. Nevertheless, it can save time to check in advance whether all necessary data is available.

In preparation for the **apartment handover**, it is therefore advisable to maintain the **unit's master data** before the appointment. You can record the following data in preparation for a handover:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>🛠️ <strong>Defects</strong></td><td>ead all known defects before handover in the unit under "<a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/defects">Marn</a>" in order to be able to transfer them directly in the protocol.</td><td><a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/defects/create-a-deficiency">Mangel</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>🪑 <strong>Combling</strong></td><td>Pplace existing furniture in advance in the unit under "<a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/unit/equipment-unit">Axhibition Equipment</a>" so that they automatically appear in the log and are only checked off.</td><td><a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/unit/equipment-unit#moblierung">Combling</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>🔢 <strong>ewer</strong></td><td>ead all existing meters in advance in the unit under "<a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/unit/counter-unit">Zähler</a>register – this is how you record the corresponding meter readings faster during the handover.</td><td><a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/unit/counter-unit#zahler-anlegen">Zähler create</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>🔑 <strong>Key</strong></td><td>Log keys and their quantity in advance in the unit under "<a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/unit/key-unit">Key</a>" in order to only confirm them or adjust the quantity during the handover.<br></td><td><a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/properties/unit/key-unit#schlussel-anlegen">Create key</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>📝 <strong>Other agreements</strong></td><td>Formulate individual agreements in advance as a note, e.g., on the smartphone, and simply add them to the protocol during the handover.</td><td><a href="https://help.immodio.app/en-start/guides-group/handover-reports/create-handover-protocol-from-tenancy-agreement">Info Other agreement</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
