How Unit Occupancy Automatically Updates

The core philosophy of Landager is "enter data once." You shouldn't have to create a lease, and then separately navigate to a property page to manually flip a unit from Vacant to Occupied.

Because of Landager's interconnected data architecturePreview unavailable, unit statuses update automatically based on real-world lease events.

From Vacant to Occupied

When you create a new Unit, its status defaults to Vacant.

The moment you create an active LeasePreview unavailable that connects a Tenant to that Unit:

1. The system checks the Lease's Start Date.
2. If the Start Date is today or in the past, Landager instantly flips the unit's status to Occupied.
3. An entry is added to the recent activity list on your dashboard, recording the lease creation.

Note: If you create a lease with a start date in the future, the lease is placed in a Scheduled status. The unit remains strictly Vacant (or Occupied by a previous tenant) until that precise future date arrives. On the morning of the Start Date, a background daily cron job automatically detects the schedule and flips the lease to Active and the Unit to Occupied!

From Occupied to Vacant

When a tenancy comes to an end, the reverse automation occurs.

If you manually terminate a lease, or if a fixed-term lease reaches its natural End Date without a renewal:

1. The system recognizes the lease is no longer active.
2. The unit's status is automatically flipped back to Vacant.
3. The Tenant's status is changed from "Active" to "Past" if they have no other active leases.

This automation ensures your unit statuses are always a reflection of your true legal occupancy reality, without requiring constant manual data entry.

When Automation Isn't Enough

While this system handles 95% of normal leasing workflows, there are times you need to step in manually — such as when a tenant moves out and the unit needs two months of extensive renovation before it can be shown again.

In these specific scenarios, you must know how to Manually Overriding a Unit's StatusPreview unavailable.