Here are all the guides to use SmartLife Construction: creating your rentals and units, managing tenants and flatshares, photos and videos of your properties, building services, account security and API integration.
Where to start?
Follow a learning path: the guides in the right order, step by step.
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Create a rental
Step-by-step guide to create a new rental, from defining the residence to creating its units.
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Create a unit
Create a unit (flat, room, house, parking space…): rental type, home type, floor, rent, charges, number of contracts and publication in the directory.
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Add a tenant to a unit
Add a tenant to a unit with the 5-step wizard: ID document with automatic reading, tenant details, contract dates, guarantor and confirmation.
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API — Authentication and OAuth2 tokens
Overview of the API and of the two OAuth2 authentication flows available to get an access token.
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Two-factor authentication (MFA): setup and use
Complete guide to understand, turn on and use two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA) on the platform: first setup, everyday sign-in, troubleshooting and lost access.
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API — projects/list endpoint
Documentation of the GET /api/projects/list endpoint: required scope, response structure, example call and built-in tester.
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API — rentals/summary endpoint
Documentation of the GET /api/rentals/summary endpoint: required scope, response structure, example call and built-in tester.
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API — Common errors
Table of the error codes returned by the API (401, 403, 404, 422) and how to fix them.
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API — project/{id}/data endpoint
Documentation of the GET /api/project/{project_id}/data endpoint: status and aggregated rental data of a single project, with its access rights.
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API — project/{id}/state endpoint (write)
Documentation of the PATCH /api/project/{project_id}/state endpoint: change the status of a project through the OAuth2 API.
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Mixed, girls-only or boys-only flatshare
Specify whether a flatshare is mixed, girls-only or boys-only: setting it when creating the unit, changing it and how it appears on listings.
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Add photos and videos to a rental
Upload the photos, videos and documents of your rental to the project media library, view them, edit them and download them with your company logo.
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Link photos and videos to a unit
Choose from the rental's media library the photos and videos to show for a unit, set its cover photo and update its listing.
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Building services: parking, caretaker, CCTV...
Present the services of your residence (parking space, underground parking, caretaker, cameras, generator, internet...) and assign them to all your units or to some of them.
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Quickly access your projects and rentals
Use the “My projects” and “My rentals” menus of the top bar to open your construction projects and your rentals in one click.
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Customise the unit: rooms, equipment and floor plan
Describe a unit precisely: private and common areas, size and equipment of each room, then a 2D floor plan layout and a 3D view.
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Publish the unit and organise viewings
Publish a unit in the property directory to make it visible to applicants, then offer viewing slots that can be booked online.
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The rental agreement: download, renewal and termination
Download a tenant's lease, understand its automatic renewal and terminate it when the tenant leaves.
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Rent, charges and fees: set and adjust the amounts
Set the rent and charges of a unit, adapt them for a tenant, and add one-off fees (repairs, water, electricity...).
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Record payments and track arrears
Record your tenants' payments, spot late payments at a glance, and chase them with the arrears invoice for effective debt recovery.
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Day-to-day monitoring: dashboard, expenses and annual report
Manage your rentals day to day: dashboard of collections and occupancy, one-off and recurring expenses, annual PDF report and notifications.
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The rental agreement: content and rules by country
What the generated lease contains and how it adapts to the country of the residence (France, Cameroon, Senegal): term, security deposit, rent and due date, notice, flatshare, appendices.
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Articles
Step-by-step guides to create your rentals, units and tenants, manage flatshares, photos and building services, and find your way around the console.
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API
API reference: OAuth2 authentication, access tokens and a description of every endpoint, with a built-in testing tool.
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Security
Secure your account: two-factor authentication (MFA), everyday sign-in and what to do if you lose your phone.
Articles : 1