Tenant Ledger

Delete a property

What this is

Deleting a property removes it from your active Properties list. This is a soft delete — the property is hidden from your lists and reports, but its underlying history is preserved behind the scenes, so nothing is permanently erased.

To protect your records, the app blocks a property delete while anything is still attached to it. You’ll need to remove those attached items first.

When to use it: Delete a property you no longer manage and don’t need on your active list. If you simply want to stop using a property but keep its history visible, set its Status to Inactive instead — see Edit a property’s details.

What blocks this delete

A property cannot be deleted while it still has any of the following attached:

  • One or more leases
  • One or more units
  • One or more charges
  • One or more bills

Remove them in this order before deleting the property:

  1. Delete (or end and remove) all leases on the property.
  2. Delete all units under the property.
  3. Delete all charges recorded against the property.
  4. Delete all bills recorded against the property.
  5. Then delete the property.

If you try to delete a property that still has attached records, you’ll see a message like:

Cannot Delete Property — You cannot delete this property. This property has associated records (leases, units, charges, or bills) that must be deleted first. Contact support for any questions.

Steps

  1. In the left sidebar, click Properties, then click View on the property to open its Summary page.
  2. Open the Actions menu (top right) and choose Delete Property.
  3. A confirmation pop-up appears asking you to confirm. Click DELETE to remove the property, or Close to cancel.

What you’ll see

  • On success: the property disappears from your active Properties list and you see a confirmation message. Because units belong to the property, they’re removed along with it.
  • If it’s blocked: a “Cannot Delete Property” warning pop-up appears (quoted above), naming the kinds of records you must remove first. Remove those items, then try the delete again.
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