Checklist · HOA / community manager
Snow removal checklist
Before you approve the invoice, the photos of what was done. Snow contracts are usually paid by the push or by the storm, and the questions come later: were the sidewalks done, was salt put down, who hit the light pole. This is the built-in snow removal verification template — the storm, the crew's times, roads and parking, walks and entries, hydrants and damage — walked after each event, photographed with the time, so the invoice, the complaint and the damage claim all have the same record behind them.
14 items in 6 areas · the built-in “Snow removal verification” template, as it ships
How to run it
Three passes, in walking order
Note the storm
When it started and stopped and how much fell where you are; the contract's trigger depth usually depends on it.
Walk what the contract covers
Roads, parking and accessible spaces, sidewalks, steps, ramps and entrances, salt, mailboxes, hydrants. Photograph each, with the time.
Record the damage
Curbs, lawns, signs, lights. Each finding becomes a work order for the contractor, with the photo.
The checklist
Snow removal verification
Proof the contractor did what the contract says: roads, walks, steps, salt and hydrants, photographed with the time after each storm.
Built-in template, as it ships · reviewed against the app on 2026-09-18
| The storm | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date, start and end of the storm | ||||
| Snowfall where you are |
| Service | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time the crew arrived and left |
| Roads & parking | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roads plowed curb to curb | ||||
| Parking areas & accessible spaces cleared | ||||
| Snow piles: not blocking sight lines, drains or spaces |
| Walks & entries | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewalks shoveled | ||||
| Steps, ramps & entrances cleared | ||||
| Salt or ice melt applied | ||||
| Mailboxes & kiosks reachable |
| Safety | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire hydrants dug out | ||||
| Ice patches & refreeze spots |
| Damage | Good | Fair | Poor | N/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plow damage to curbs, lawns, signs or lights | ||||
| Damage to vehicles or buildings reported |
In the app an item can also answer as pass/fail, done/not done or a number, and any Fair or Poor item becomes a work order in one tap. The PDF prints the checklist as shown, with a notes line per item and a signature block.
When not to use it
- — Getting ready for winter — use the HOA winterization template in the fall.
What goes wrong
- — Walking the next afternoon, after the sun has done the contractor's work.
- — Photographing the road and not the steps, where people actually fall.
What this is not
Documentation of a contractor's work. It is not legal advice about liability for snow and ice, and it does not decide what the contract or local ordinances require.
The finished report
Complete the walk and the PDF exists
Every item with its rating, notes and photos; an action-items table by priority; signatures captured on the phone or through a link. No export step. See a finished one before you sign up.
Built for community managers
HOA / community manager
Common-area walks, amenity checks, violation drives, and reports the board actually reads.
Pick “HOA / community manager” at signup — or start from this page and it's already picked — and the app leads with this template and speaks the trade's words.
Questions
Snow removal verification: what people ask
Does this replace the contractor's own log?
No. It is the association's check of their work. Comparing the two is how a disputed invoice gets settled.
Do we walk after every storm?
After every storm the contract pays for. A quick walk is enough when nothing is wrong; the photos are the record that it was fine.
Can residents report a missed walk?
Yes, by QR or link; their reports sit beside the walk's findings for the same storm.
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