Ending a Lease Early (Evictions & Breakages)

Real estate is unpredictable. Sometimes a tenant needs to break their lease six months early due to a job relocation. Other times, you are forced to legally evict a non-paying tenant.

When either scenario happens, you must manually override the Landager automation engine, which currently expects that lease to remain Active until its originally defined End Date.

How to Terminate an Active Lease

You do not want to delete the lease (that destroys financial history) and you do not want to just manually flip the unit status to Vacant (that breaks the database logic). You want to legally terminate the contract today.

1. Navigate to the Leases list.
2. Click on the active lease to open its Detail View.
3. In the top right corner, click the three dots (Action Menu).
4. Select "Edit".
5. Change the End Date to today's date (or the exact day they surrendered the property).
6. Click "Save Changes".

The System Cascade

By changing the End Date to the present or the past, the system's daily calendar check is immediately triggered.

Watch the dashboard cascade unfold instantly:

1. The Lease Status flips from Active to Expired/Terminated.
2. Your Revenue Dashboard stops expecting monthly rent from this person.
3. The Unit Status flips from "Occupied" to Vacant.
4. The Tenant Status flips from "Active" to Past (assuming they have no other leases).

Best Practices After an Eviction

If this termination was the result of a hostile eviction:

1. Follow the steps above to terminate the lease immediately.
2. Navigate to the new Past Tenant's Profile.
3. Open their Notes tab.
4. Document the exact eviction details: "03/15/2026: Evicted for non-payment spanning three months. Court order #1234. Do not re-rent."

Because Past Tenant records are preserved forever, this Note serves as a critical internal warning if that person ever tries to apply for one of your properties again years down the road.