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Manage maintenance requests

Find requests, share updates and keep the repair history together.

Check the rental and reported issue before arranging work.

Step 1: Open or create a request

Open Maintenance. Use Search requests or Filters, then select a request. To add one, choose New request. Complete the rental and repair details, then select Create request. Dashboard also has a Create request shortcut.

Current maintenance list filtered to the fictional Oak rental, with Search requests, Filters and New request.
Use search and filters to find a request.

Step 2: Review the issue

Read Details, request photos, access information and Tenant contact. Review Luna maintenance guidance and the tenant conversation when available.

Fictional Oak faucet request with Details, Luna maintenance guidance and the Thumbtack Find a pro card.
Review the request details and Luna guidance.

Step 3: Contact the tenant

When a tenant is attached, use the message icon beside Tenant contact to open the conversation. Continue follow-up in Messages.

Current fictional QA Resident maintenance request with the Tenant contact section and message icon.
Use the message icon beside Tenant contact to open the conversation.

Step 4: Arrange the repair

Choose Prepare work order to review an email for your contractor. Need someone new? Use Find a pro when offered. Confirm the appointment directly with the professional.

Step 5: Keep notes and files

Under Activity, select Add note. Enter your update and optionally attach a file. Notes stay private. If Share with tenant is offered for an associated tenant, select it only when you intend to share, then choose Add note.

Blank Add Note dialog for a request with a tenant, showing Attachment and an unchecked Share with tenant checkbox.
Notes stay private unless you choose Share with tenant. This note is blank and unsaved.

Step 6: Update the status

Open the current status menu and choose the appropriate next state. For Resolved, review the tenant notification choices before confirming. Check the updated status and Activity.

Current New maintenance request with its status menu open, showing Open, In progress, Resolved and Dismissed.
Open the current status to see the available choices. No status has been changed.

Where requests come from

Tenant submissions, landlord entries and Dashboard shortcuts appear in the same maintenance workspace. Use the rental filter to focus on one property, or Group by rental to organize the list.

What each status means

New awaits review. Open needs attention. In progress means work is underway. Dismissed closes an issue without a repair. Resolved records that the work is finished. The menu shows the next states available for that request.

Check the result

  • The request keeps its details, updates and repair status together.

FAQs

Why can I not find a request?

Clear the search and filters, then check Archived. A resolved or dismissed request can be archived and restored; archiving keeps its history.

Must tenants use the assistant?

No. In Rentari, tenants can choose I would rather fill in a form and review their request before selecting Send request.

Does a work order mean the repair is finished?

No. Confirm attendance, the completed work and any invoice separately.

Can I manage requests on my phone?

Use Rentari in your phone browser. Open Maintenance from the menu and select the request.

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