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Landlord Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for Nigerian landlords using Tenantify to collect rent, manage estates, and delegate to property managers.

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Landlord Guides

Tenantify is built for Nigerian landlords who collect rent across multiple estates and want receipts, records, and renewals to happen without WhatsApp chaos. These guides walk you from sign-up to recurring rent collection, and each one covers a single task end to end.

If you are onboarding today, start with Getting Started and work through the guides in order. Each step assumes you completed the previous one.

Step-by-step guides

  1. Getting Started as a Landlord

    beginner

    Open a Tenantify landlord account, verify your email, and reach a dashboard ready to list your first estate. About ten minutes, start to finish.

    10 min·4 min read

  2. Creating Your First Estate

    beginner

    Register your property on Tenantify as an estate. Every unit, tenant, lease, and payment you handle will hang off this one record.

    5 min·4 min read

  3. Adding Property Units to Your Estate

    beginner

    Create the individual rental units inside your estate. Each one carries its own rent, lease, service charge, and eventual tenant.

    8 min·4 min read

  4. Inviting Your First Tenant

    beginner

    Send one email. Your tenant creates their own Tenantify account. Lease terms are set in the next step, after they accept.

    4 min·4 min read

  5. Configuring the Tenancy Agreement

    intermediate

    Set lease dates, rent, deposit, service charge, payment frequency, and late-fee rules. This step creates the lease and turns on the payment schedule.

    10 min·9 min read

  6. Collecting Rent via Paystack

    intermediate

    Link a Paystack subaccount to your Tenantify profile so rent from your tenants settles to your bank within a day, every time.

    15 min·5 min read

  7. Inviting a Property Manager

    intermediate

    Delegate day-to-day operations to a property manager with nine granular permissions per estate. You keep the money; they handle the people.

    8 min·5 min read

  8. Setting Up Your Paystack Bank Account

    beginner

    Link your Nigerian bank account so Tenantify can settle rent directly to you. T+1 settlement, full rent amount, no deductions.

    10 min·4 min read

  9. Managing Your Leases

    beginner

    Track lease statuses, spot expiring agreements early, and understand what each status means for your tenants and your cash flow.

    6 min·3 min read

  10. Scheduling Meetings

    beginner

    Schedule virtual meetings with tenants or property managers, add Google Meet links, and track meeting status from your dashboard.

    5 min·2 min read

  11. Reading Your Payment Dashboard

    beginner

    Understand every number on your Payments page: revenue, collections, platform fees, outstanding amounts, and per-tenant schedule status.

    5 min·3 min read

  12. Securing Your Account

    beginner

    Enable two-factor authentication and update your password. Your account controls rent collection — secure it before the first tenant pays.

    5 min·2 min read

Feature catalog

Every Tenantify feature available to you as a landlord.

FeatureWhat it doesGuide
Estate CreationRegister an estate with address, amenities, and contact details so Tenantify can associate units, tenants, and payments to it.Read
Property UnitsAdd individual units to an estate with bedrooms, rent, and service charge amounts.Read
Tenant InvitationsSend an email invite so a tenant can self-register. Invitations expire after 7 days. Lease terms are configured separately, after acceptance.Read
Tenancy Agreement ConfigurationAfter a tenant accepts, you configure lease dates, rent, deposit, service charge, payment frequency, and late-fee rule. This creates the lease and generates the payment schedule.Read
Lease AgreementsLeases progress through DRAFT → PENDING → ACTIVE → EXPIRING_SOON → EXPIRED → RENEWED/TERMINATED. Visible to you on Leases; tenants see their own on their dashboard.—
Rent Collection via PaystackTenants pay the full rent plus a 3% platform fee through Paystack. You receive 100% of the configured rent; the 3% is fee-on-top, paid by the tenant.Read
Service Charges & FeesConfigure recurring service charges, late penalties, and agency fees per unit or estate.—
Payment Summary & AnalyticsSee collected, pending, and overdue rent at a glance. Filter by estate, unit, or month.—
Compliance & Authorization LettersIssue and resend bank authorization letters required for Paystack subaccount verification in Nigeria.—
Paystack Bank SetupLink your Nigerian bank account so Tenantify can settle rent directly to you. T+1 settlement, no deductions from your rent.Read
Lease ManagementTrack lease statuses (Active, Expiring Soon, Expired), search by tenant or estate, and understand the automatic status lifecycle.Read
Scheduling MeetingsSchedule virtual meetings with tenants or property managers, add Google Meet links, and manage meeting status.Read
Payment DashboardRead your revenue, collections, platform fees, and outstanding amounts. Filter by month and track per-tenant payment status.Read
Account SecurityEnable two-factor authentication, change your password, and verify your profile details.Read
Property Manager DelegationInvite a property manager with nine granular permissions per estate, covering unit management, tenant onboarding, financial controls, and inspections.Read
Multi-Factor AuthenticationEnable TOTP-based MFA to protect access to your rent collection account.—
Bulk Charges (admin-assisted)For estates with many tenants, request admin-initiated bulk charges that run against the payment schedule.—

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