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How to Create a Maintenance Request as a Landlord

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Written by Riz

Need to report a repair or maintenance issue at one of your rental properties?

You can manually create a maintenance request in RentRedi to document the issue and keep track of the work needed.

Follow the steps below to create a maintenance request from your landlord dashboard.

Manually Creating a Maintenance Request

  1. From your RentRedi dashboard, click ❯❯ (Expand sidebar) at the top left.

  2. Click +Create New ➜ Under Maintenance & Tasks, select Maintenance Request.

  3. Enter the maintenance request details:

    • Property & Unit: Select the property and unit where the issue occurred.

    • Description: Explain the maintenance issue.

    • Category/Type: Choose the category that best describes the issue.

    • Priority: Set the priority level for the request.

    • Photo/Video: Attach photos or a video to help document the issue.

  4. Review & Confirm: Review the request details to make sure everything is correct.

  5. Click Confirm to create the request.

That's it! ✅ Your maintenance request has been created in RentRedi.

View and Manage the Request

After creating a maintenance request, you can open it to review its details and make updates as needed, including:

  • Description: Update the details of the maintenance issue.

  • Status: Track the request's progress.

  • Assigned Teammate: Assign the request to a teammate.

  • Priority: Adjust the request's priority level.

  • Labor Costs: Record labor expenses.

  • Material Costs: Record material expenses.

Important: Click Save Changes at the top after making updates to save your changes.

Start a Chat About the Request

Use the Chat section within the maintenance request to message tenants associated with the property or review previous conversations.

Tip: Use the AI-generated suggestion to help draft a message to your tenant.

Need Help Coordinating a Repair?

If you need someone else to handle the repair without committing to a subscription, use the Schedule Repair Now option.

RentRedi partners with a maintenance coordination service that can take this request, find a vendor, and see it through, so you don’t have to chase it yourself.
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👉 For more details, check out this help article for more details.


Need help? 💬

Contact us! RentRedi Chat Support is available 24/7! Access our Live Chat via the chat bubble in the bottom right corner of the RentRedi dashboard.

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