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Prorated Rent and Move-In Charge Checklist for Property Managers

Use this worksheet before a leasing assistant, bookkeeper, resident portal workflow, or AI receptionist answers a first-month rent, prorated rent, concession, move-in charge, or move-in balance question. It keeps the reply tied to verified lease and ledger records instead of guessing from a resident message.

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Copy/paste source card

Prorated rent / move-in charge review card

Resident name / unit:
Lease start date:
Move-in date or possession date:
Full monthly rent:
Proration formula/source used:
Prorated rent amount shown:
Other move-in charges: [security deposit / pet fee / admin fee / utility setup / parking / key/fob / other]
Concessions or specials: [none / free days / waived fee / credit / manager-approved exception]
Payment source checked: [resident ledger / lease / payment processor / bank record / portal receipt / assistance pledge / manager note]
Resident question type: [amount mismatch / payment missing / concession missing / fee dispute / refund / move-in clearance / other]
Approved reply owner: [leasing / manager / accounting / legal / owner]
CRM label: prorated-rent-review / move-in-balance-review / accounting-review-needed / resident-proof-requested
Next safe action:
STOP AUTOMATION if: source records conflict, resident cites a receipt, concession terms are unclear, legal/lease language is involved, payment posting is pending, or a fee/credit/refund/waiver is requested.

Resident-safe snippets

Two replies that acknowledge without promising

1. Need payment or receipt proof

Hi [Name], thanks for flagging this. Please send the payment date, amount, method, and any receipt or confirmation number through [approved channel]. We will compare it with the property ledger and follow up with the next confirmed step.

2. Need accounting or manager review

Hi [Name], I’m routing your move-in balance question for review against the lease, ledger, and any approved concessions before we answer. We do not want to guess from the portal total alone. [Reviewer/Team] will update you by [approved update window] through [approved channel].
Human-review rule: do not let AI or front-desk staff promise a corrected balance, fee waiver, refund, credit, move-in clearance, payment-plan change, or lease interpretation until the approved property records have been checked by the right reviewer.

AI prompt

Prompt for an internal review summary

You are helping summarize a resident prorated-rent or move-in-balance question for internal review. Use only the fields below. Do not invent amounts, credits, lease terms, fee waivers, refund rights, move-in clearance, or payment status. Output: (1) issue summary, (2) source records still needed, (3) safe resident acknowledgement, (4) CRM label, (5) reviewer needed, (6) STOP AUTOMATION risks.

This free worksheet supports the Local Lead Rescue System, which packages resident-response, lead-response, and follow-up workflows with human-review guardrails.