Maintenance1 mins reading

How to Create a Maintenance Request

MagicDoor
Published date iconPublished at:December 13, 2025
Share article:

Get expert property management insights, straight to your inbox.

This help article explains how maintenance requests are created in MagicDoor.

Inside, you’ll find:

  • How MagicDoor’s AI generates maintenance requests from tenant messages.
  • Where to start a new maintenance request manually.
  • What information is required when submitting a request.
  • How priority and category assignments affect request handling.

Use this article as a reference when submitting or reviewing maintenance issues across your properties.

How Magicdoor’s AI Creates Maintenance Requests

When a tenant sends a chat message about a problem with their unit, our AI creates a work order from those messages.

Steps to Create a Maintenance Request Manually

Follow these steps to submit a new maintenance request:

1. Navigate to Maintenance Requests:

  • Click on Maintenance in the left sidebar
  • Select Maintenance Requests from the menu

2. Start a new request:

  • On the Maintenance Requests page

  • Click the Add Maintenance Request button

3. Complete the request form:

  • Fill out all required information

  • Provide a detailed description of the issue

  • Add any relevant photos or documents

  • Assign a Priority

Assign a Category. Categories allow our AI to set a score and determine the urgency of the request

  • Review your submission

  • Click Submit to create the request

Need More Help?

If you have questions, our support team is always here to assist.

👉 Contact us anytime at support@magicdoor.com

One platform for smart AI-automated rental management

Get Started