Create a rent request from the client portal
Submit a rental application/request for a visible property.
Exact navigationClient Portal → Real Estate → Rental Application
Before you begin
- Use an account with Authenticated client contact and confirm the intended record or setting before making a change.
- Follow the exact route above. If the screen or action is absent, check module activation, ownership and permissions rather than using another person’s account.
- Use controlled test data for configuration, integration, email, AI, payment, portal or automation changes before production-wide use.
What this guide covers
Submit a rental application/request for a visible property. The instructions reflect the supplied module’s registered menus, controller actions, views, settings and code-backed validation flow.
Exact step-by-step process
- Open Client Portal → Real Estate → Rental Application.
- Choose the New, Add, Create or Start action exposed on that screen.
- Complete the required fields described below and review any linked record, currency, tax, approval or recipient selection.
- Save or submit the form once; correct any validation message rather than bypassing it.
- Open the resulting record and verify its number, status, totals, files, activity and downstream links.
Fields, choices and supported possibilities
Exact actionCreate a rent request from the client portal
Exact navigationClient Portal → Real Estate → Rental Application
Module version1.0.0
Access ruleAuthenticated client contact
VerificationReopen the source record and confirm the expected status, linked record, file, notification, portal visibility or financial effect.
Request recordCode, client, property/item, request type, currency, property price, term and inspection choice.
Notes and billingClient note, admin note and billing/shipping data where the form exposes them.
ConversionReview status and linked customer/property before converting to a contract or invoice.
Tenant/applicantIdentity, contact, current address, employment/income, occupants, pets, smoker/benefits/children flags and right-to-rent data where exposed.
Tenancy termsProperty, tenant client, start/end/move-in dates, term, rent, frequency, deposit, holding deposit and deposit scheme.
Consent and workflowInvite mode, consents, review notes, agreement template/body, signature stage and workflow action.
Code-backed validations and workflow rules
- The client menu registers Rental Application and the request form is scoped to the current customer.
- Buy and rent requests use separate real_buy_request and real_rent_request capability groups.
- Status changes and conversion actions validate the current request and linked record IDs.
- Public application and onboarding actions use token/record checks and explicit workflow states.
- Do not advance a workflow until the required party, property, dates, financial terms and consent/evidence are complete.
Expected result and verification
- The supported create a rent request from the client portal flow completes without bypassing permission or validation checks.
- The resulting record, setting, status, file, delivery event or external response is visible from the relevant workspace.
- Unexpected validation, provider or linked-record errors are investigated before retrying.
Security, privacy and operational checks
- Apply least privilege to purchasing, vendor, invoice, payment, return, contract and report permissions.
- Verify vendor identity, bank/payment details, tax, currency, totals and approvals before creating financial commitments.
- Treat public links, signatures, portal files, attachments and exported reports as controlled business records.
- Test settings and automated jobs with controlled records before production-wide use.