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Tenants

Long stays: tenants, their units, monthly charges and when they end.

What this page is for

Every long stay. A tenancy blocks its unit on the calendar for its whole period and invoices rent every month.

Who can use it

See tenants and tenancies (by default Admin, Operations, Finance, Sales and Viewer). Adding and running tenancies needs Add tenants and run tenancies (Admin, Operations, Finance).

How to add a long stay

  1. Select Add tenancy.
  2. Choose an existing tenant or type a new one.
  3. Fill in the unit, dates, rent and other charges, and select Save.
  4. On the tenancy, select Start tenancy.

Fields and columns

Column Meaning
Period First and last day. "Rolling" means no end date yet.
Each month Rent, service charge and fixed utilities.
Status Draft, Active, Notice given, Ended.

Statuses and automation

Settings that change this page

Module settings: Issue rent invoices straight away and Tax rate on rent.

FAQs

Is a tenant a guest? No. Tenants are kept separately, but they can be linked to a company.

Troubleshooting

Problem What to do
A tenancy will not start Another booking uses the unit on some of the dates. Move it first.

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