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# Recording units and tenancies

> How to create units, record tenancies with parties, rent and deposit, and understand the contract status.

Units are the rentable objects of a property, for example apartments, offices or parking spaces. On each unit you record tenancies. This page shows how to create and maintain both.

## Creating a unit

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a unit">
    Open the property and switch to the **Einheiten** (Units) tab. Click the plus button to create a new unit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter master data">
    Enter name, type (e.g. Wohnung/apartment, Büro/office, Parkplatz/parking, Lager/storage), floor, number of rooms, area and EWID, and mark whether the unit is furnished.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    On saving, mory automatically creates the standard equipment for the chosen type. You can add to it in the **Ausstattung** (Equipment) tab.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The unit page has the tabs **Übersicht** (Overview), **Aktivität** (Activity), **Ausstattung** (Equipment), **Mietverhältnis** (Tenancy) and **Dokumente** (Documents).

## Recording a tenancy

A tenancy consists of a contract and one or more tenants. You record it in the unit's **Mietverhältnis** (Tenancy) tab.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Contract">
    Lease start, lease end (for fixed-term contracts), rent start date, notice period and whether the contract is fixed-term.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Parties">
    Add the tenants, as a person or as a company. Mark one main tenant. Several tenants per unit are possible.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Rent">
    Enter net rent and additional costs. mory calculates the gross rent automatically. Set the payment term.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Deposit">
    Amount, form of deposit, account and whether the deposit has been paid.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Index and reference interest rate">
    Enter the reference interest rate and index level. You can also record option, index and step-up rent (Staffelung).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  Deadlines are created automatically from the contract data, for example for contract expiry, options, index adjustments and step-ups. They appear on the dashboard and under **Meine Fristen** (My deadlines). See [Deadlines](/en/tasks/deadlines).
</Info>

## Tenancy status

You do not set the status yourself. mory sets it automatically based on the contract data and the recorded tenants:

| Status                     | Meaning                                                                |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Geplant** (Planned)      | The lease start is in the future                                       |
| **Aktiv** (Active)         | The contract is currently running                                      |
| **Gekündigt** (Terminated) | A termination has been recorded, the contract runs until the lease end |
| **Beendet** (Ended)        | The contract has expired                                               |

A tenancy only becomes active once at least one tenant is recorded. The main tenant of the active contract is shown on the unit, and the unit counts as occupied. Without an active contract it counts as vacant. In the **Mietverhältnis** tab the active contract is expanded by default.

### Recording a termination

Open the active contract and enter the termination date. The status changes to **Gekündigt** and, at the lease end, automatically to **Beendet**.

## Owner per unit

Each unit can have its own owner. This matters mostly for condominiums: there you record the owner per unit. The property's **Mandant** (client) results automatically from the recorded owners.

<Tip>
  The rent roll in the property's **Einheiten** tab shows all units with their tenancies and can be exported as a PDF. See [Properties](/en/management/properties).
</Tip>

## Related pages

* [The property page](/en/management/property-page)
* [Equipment](/en/management/equipment)
* [People](/en/management/people)
* [Companies](/en/management/companies)