Date of month billing: Optional 1st month prepayment

Overview

The "move-ins: include first full month rent after" setting allows operators to control whether the next full month’s rent is included in a tenant’s initial move-in invoice.

• Before the selected date: The invoice only includes pro-rated rent (from the move-in date to the end of the month).
• On or after the selected date: The invoice includes both pro-rated rent and the next full month’s rent upfront.

This setting applies only to Date-of-month mode, where all tenants are invoiced on a set date each month.

How it works

Example scenarios

If the cut-off date is set to 25th:

• Move-in on the 24th → The invoice includes only pro-rated rent (e.g., rent for 24th–31st).
• Move-in on the 25th → The invoice includes both pro-rated rent (25th–31st) and the full next month’s rent.

How to configure the setting

1. Open Main settings.
2. Click on the invoicing section.
3. Find the Invoice generation section.
4. Find "move-ins: include first full month rent after" field.
5. Select a date (between 2 and 28).
   • If left blank or set to 1st, the system always charges the next full month’s rent upfront.
6. Click save.

Key considerations

• The invoice date for move-ins now reflects the actual move-in date, rather than defaulting to the next 1st of the month.
• This setting only affects the first month’s rent collection. You can still manually add additional prepayments if needed.
• The cut-off date must be before the invoice creation date to prevent missing invoices for the next month.

Common use cases

• End-of-month move-ins: You may want to collect the next full month’s rent upfront for move-ins happening after the 20th or 25th.
• Early-month move-ins: You may prefer charging only pro-rated rent for move-ins occurring in the first half of the month.