New to Dubai? Make sure your first move-in is documented.Documented properly.
Dubai rental rules are different from anywhere else. Deposits are often kept on technicalities. Your first apartment is your most vulnerable. Snagify gives you the same evidence-grade documentation a property manager would use, free at check-in.
Try Snagify free →The expats problem.
Three pains we hear from expats every week.
Dubai rental rules are unfamiliar.
Ejari, RERA, RDC, security deposits often kept on principle. Coming from London, Singapore, or New York, you don't know what's legal and what's a tactic.
Your landlord won't insist on a formal inspection.
Most Dubai landlords prefer ambiguity. They benefit from it later. By default, you walk in with goodwill, no record, and zero leverage when something goes sideways.
By the time you understand the system, your first deposit is gone.
Most expats lose their first Dubai deposit on damages they didn't cause. They learn the rules through experience. Snagify lets you skip that lesson.
How Snagify solves it.
The features that matter most for expats.
Free check-ins
Document your apartment the day you move in. Costs you nothing. The reports are RDC-valid the same day. No credit card, no subscription, no commitment.
Built around Dubai rental law
Snagify's report format follows RERA inspection guidelines and the criteria the RDC actually uses when reviewing disputes. You don't need to understand the system. The report does.
20 minutes, in English
Step-by-step guided flow. Add address, walk room by room, photograph, sign with the landlord. No prior real estate experience needed.
What other expats say.
"I rent out two apartments. The first time I tried Snagify was on a check-out where I knew there'd be a fight. Tenant signed without disputing a single line. Saved me 8,000 AED."
"I insisted on doing a Snagify check-in when I moved in. My landlord laughed at first. When I moved out 18 months later he tried to keep 6,000 AED for a wall scratch that was in the original report. Got my full deposit back without even filing."
Recommended for expats.
Move-in inspections are 100% free for tenants. You only spend a credit for the check-out inspection at the end of your lease. A 6-credit pack covers a typical 1-2 year tenancy.
Frequently asked.
Yes. The RDC and Dubai civil courts accept digitally signed documents with verifiable timestamps. The SHA-256 hash on every PDF is cryptographic proof that the file wasn't tampered with. A lawyer can verify it in under a minute if challenged.
An undocumented move-in is the single biggest cause of lost deposits in Dubai. We want every tenant and landlord to have that baseline protection. You only spend a credit when you do a check-out, to prove what the property looked like originally.
No. Credit packs never expire. Buy 6 credits today, use them in 3 years if you want. Check-ins are always free, so you only spend credits when you actually do a check-out.
Yes. When you create an inspection, Snagify auto-detects your Ejari registration based on the address and pre-fills the report header. One less form field, one less mistake.
Welcome to Dubai. Don't lose your deposit.
Document your move-in in 20 minutes. Free, no credit card.
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