This solution details what every field in the General Section of the Property screen is used for.
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General Information Fields
To view or edit the General fields on a Property, open the Property screen from Home > Properties > Manage Properties > double click on the Property. This opens the Property screen, where you'll see the General section on the left hand side:
Property Name: As the Property Name is used for sorting purposes on search screens, it is recommended that you name your properties by the street name, followed by the number of the property (EG. SMITH10 for 10 Smith Street). Entering Property names in this way will allow you to filter your Properties in alphabetical order.
Account Number: Use this field to enter an external Reference number for the Property.
CPG #: Is used to record the Community Partnerships & Growth number of the Property, if applicable. This field may say ISIP# or UPI# if you are not in South Australia. If you would like to record another external number for your Properties, you can use this field to do so.
Address: The residential address of the property.
City: Type the city/suburb/town of your Property in this field, or select the city from the drop down list. The State & Postcode will default when you press <ENTER> or <TAB>.
Region: Is used to group your Properties in to geographical regions (EG North, South, East, etc) or local government areas (EG Hume, Yarra, Stonnington, etc).
Online Date: The date that the Property came in to your Organisation’s possession.
Returned Date: The date the Property will be (or has been) returned to the owner, if applicable.
Target Group: Identifies the sector of the community that this Property is targeted for (EG Homeless, Youth, Men’s Housing, etc.)
Program: Identifies which part of your business the Property is used for (EG Group Housing, Social Housing, Crisis Accommodation, etc.)
Property Type: Identifies what sort of Property this is (EG House, Flat, etc.)
Property Source: Only used for the New South Wales CaPMH Report, and is either Capital, Leasehold, FFS or Owned.
Construction type: Identifies the construction type of the Property (EG Weatherboard, Solid Brick, etc.)
Land Area: The land area of the Property, to be entered in square meters.
Valuation: The last valuation figure of the Property, to be entered in dollars.
Last Valuation: The date the last valuation was conducted.
Charged To: If you are using the Property Charges Screen, this field will show the date the Property Lease costs have been charged to.
Num Bedrooms: The number of bedrooms in the Property, to be entered numerically.
Num Toilets: The number of toilets in the Property, to be entered numerically.
Num Bathrooms: The number of bathrooms in the Property, to be entered numerically.
Garage (Num Cars): The number of cars that the garage houses, to be entered numerically (if applicable).
Car port (Num Cars): The number of cars that the car port houses, to be entered numerically (if applicable).
Property Manager: Is used to identify the person or Organisation who manages the Property. Click here to see more information about Property Managers in Chintaro.
Owner: Is used to identify the internal or external Owner of the Property. Click here to see more information about Property Owners in Chintaro.
Head Contractor: Is used to identify one Head Contractor for the maintenance on the Property. If you do not have a specific Head Contractor who is used for maintenance on the Property, and the Property is maintained by multiple Contractors, leave this field blank.
Cost Centre: Enter a specific Cost Centre for this property which can be included in exports, including exports to you General Ledger.
Funding: Identifies how the Property is funded (EG Joint Venture Funding).
Project Code: Is used by your Organisation for further grouping of your Property.
Nomination Rights: Is used to record an Organisation who have Nomination Rights to the Property, whereby the Organisation will have rights to select Tenants for the Property.
Rent Area Override: If your Property uses a different rent calculator than your normal state based calculator, you can enter the Calculator required here.
Hot Water Type, Stove Type, Heating Type, Oven Type: Are used to record the Hot Water, Stove, Oven & Heating Types of the Property.
Sewerage, Power, Water: Are used to record the source of Sewerage, Power & Water of the Property.
Comments: Enter any general Comments about your Property in the Comments section. This will be information that you want Chintaro users to see each time the Property record is opened. This differs from Property Notes which builds up a history of the Property.
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