Manage properties in Leja Professional

Add properties, create units, and let Leja apply the correct state tenancy law to every document it generates — based on the property’s location.

Every property you manage in Leja Professional gets a Property RIN — a unique, permanent identifier that anchors all tenancy records, payment history, maintenance events, and documents to that specific address. When you add a property, Leja geocodes the address and issues the Property RIN at creation. From that point on, every witnessed event tied to the property is traceable to it.

Add a property

1. Open the Properties page

   Navigate to Operations → Properties and click Add property.

2. Enter the property details

   Fill in the required fields. The state and LGA fields are mandatory — they determine which tenancy law Leja applies to all documents generated for this property.

   Field	Required	Notes
   Property name or description	Yes	A short label you’ll use to identify this property (e.g. “Lekki Phase 1 — Block A”)
   Street address	Yes	Full street address
   State	Yes	Determines the applicable tenancy law
   LGA	Yes	Local Government Area within the state
   Property type	Yes	Residential, commercial, or mixed-use
   Number of units	Yes	Total lettable units at this address
   Landlord details	Yes	Full name of the property owner

3. Create units

   After saving the property, add individual units. Each unit tracks its own occupancy status, rent amount, and tenancy history.

   For each unit, enter:

   • Unit number or label (e.g. “Flat 2B”, “Room 4”, “Ground floor office”)
   • Unit type (room, self-contained, 1-bed, 2-bed, duplex, etc.)
   • Default rent amount and billing frequency
4. Your Property RIN is issued

   Leja issues the Property RIN at creation. You’ll see it on the property detail page. The RIN is in a fixed format that identifies the property uniquely within the Leja ecosystem.

   You do not need to do anything to activate the RIN — it is issued automatically when you save the property.

Property RIN

Every property added to Leja Professional receives a Property RIN (Residential Identity Number). This identifier:

• Is permanent and tied to the physical address, not the agent or landlord
• Is issued at PROVISIONAL tier at creation
• Anchors all tenancy events, payment records, and documents for the property
• Makes the property discoverable within the Leja ecosystem for fraud prevention purposes (e.g., double-letting detection)

The Property RIN stays with the property. If you transfer management of a property to another agent or firm, the RIN and its history remain intact.

How state determines document compliance

The state field on a property is not just an address component — it is the compliance context for every document Leja generates for that property.

When you confirm a payment for a tenant at this property, the receipt is generated using the correct legal language for that state. When you generate a tenancy agreement, the correct clauses, notice periods, and advance rent limits for that state are applied automatically.

State entered	Tenancy law applied
Lagos	Lagos Tenancy Law 2011
Oyo	Oyo State Tenancy Law 2006
FCT / Abuja	FCT Tenancy Act 2008
All other states	National framework (state-specific templates added progressively)

You cannot override the compliance template for a property. If the property is in Lagos, Lagos law applies — regardless of where you or the landlord are based.

Unit occupancy

Each unit has an occupancy status that reflects its current state:

Status	Meaning
Vacant	No active tenancy. The unit is available.
Occupied	An active tenant is linked to this unit.
Under maintenance	The unit is temporarily unavailable.

Each unit can have one active tenant at a time. Adding a new tenant to an occupied unit requires the previous tenancy to be closed first.

Double-letting protection

When a property is listed in Leja Professional and a holding deposit is confirmed, the property status changes to Under Offer immediately. This status is visible to any party querying that Property RIN.

A second agent cannot create a competing deposit record for the same property while it is marked Under Offer. If a second deposit is collected outside Leja, the Leja ledger shows who paid first and when — making the fraudulent transaction attributable and the victim’s position provable.