FAQ > Managing Tenant and Lease Agreement Information

How do I move out or delete a tenant?

You can move out or delete a tenant from the “Tenant Center” page.

1. Go to the “Tenant Center” page, and from the “View:” menu, select the property in which the tenant resides.

2. Hover over “Take Actions” for the tenant, and you will see a drop-down menu. Select the “Tenant Moved Out” option.

3. This will bring up a confirmation dialog; click OK.

4. In the “Move Out Details” window that then appears, enter the date the tenant moved out and any amount that you returned from the security deposit you collected. Then click Save.

NOTE: If a tenant moves out and you have kept any portion of the security deposit, the IRS requires you to report it as Income. When the tenant moves out, SimplifyEm.com Property Management Software will ask you how much of the deposit amount you returned or if you returned all of it. Based on this, SimplifyEm.com Property Management Software will automatically record the remaining amount as “Rental Income” on your worksheet. Also, if you used any portion of the deposit amount for any expense on the unit, don’t forget to manually enter it on the worksheet!

 When you move out a tenant, SimplifyEm.com Property Management Software will:

1. 1. Mark that lease as expired
   2. Move the tenant to the “Expired Leases” section
   3. The row for this tenant will be discontinued on the worksheet
   4. All transactions entered for this tenant on the worksheet are kept
   5. If you wish to delete the tenant, you can now simply hover over the moved-out tenant’s “Take Actions” menu, click “Delete Tenant”, and then click “OK”. Please Note deleting a tenant will delete all transactions you have recorded for that tenant. So we do not advice you use this functionality except in extremely rare cases.