How to Navigate Your Tenant Portal
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This help article explains how to navigate and use the MagicDoor tenant portal.
Inside, you'll find:
- Signing into the tenant portal and getting access
- Adding payment methods and setting up automatic payments
- Making manual payments and viewing transaction history
- Submitting and tracking maintenance requests
- Viewing communications with your property manager
- Updating your profile, language, and password
Use this article as a reference when setting up your tenant portal for the first time or managing your tenancy day-to-day.
Step 1: Sign Into the Tenant Portal
To begin, log in to your tenant portal using your credentials.
- Enter your login details to access the dashboard.
- If you do not have a login yet, contact your property manager, they can send you a link to create one.
Once logged in, the homepage gives you a quick overview of your current lease, payment options, and maintenance requests.
Step 2: Add a Payment Method
Before making a payment or setting up autopay, add at least one payment method to your account.
- Navigate to Payment Methods in the left-side navigation.
- Choose to add either:
- A bank account for ACH payments, or
- A credit or debit card
- Fill out the required information and save.
Step 3: Make a Payment or Set Up Autopay
Once a payment method is saved, you can pay manually or automate your rent payments.
- Go to the Payments section.
- To pay manually, select your saved payment method and complete the payment.
- To automate rent, click Set Up Automatic Payments and follow the on-screen directions.
You can also view your full transaction history from this section, including rent charges and your posted balance.
Step 4: Submit a Maintenance Request
You can submit a maintenance request directly from the homepage or the Maintenance tab.
- Click New Maintenance Request.
- Fill in a description of the issue.
- Add any relevant attachments such as photos or documents.
- Select the urgency level, or leave it at none.
- Check the box to grant Permission to Enter if you are comfortable with the vendor accessing the unit.
- Click OK to submit.
Step 5: Track Your Maintenance Requests
After submitting, you can monitor the status of your requests at any time.
- Navigate to the Maintenance tab.
- View the current status of each request, which may show as Processing, Pending, Waiting for Work Order, or Closed.
Step 6: View Communications
All messages between you and your property manager are stored in one place.
- Click Communications in the left-side navigation to view your full message history.
Note that most communications are delivered via text or email, so you may receive messages outside the portal as well.
Step 7: Update Your Profile and Settings
To update your personal details, language preference, or password:
- Go to your Profile at the bottom of the left-side navigation.
- Click the … button and select Settings.
- Click the edit button to update your name, phone number, or email address.
- Select your preferred language, and all future messages will be delivered in the language you choose.
- Update your password from this same settings screen.
Need Help With the Tenant Portal?
If you have questions about using the tenant portal, our support team is here to help.
👉 Contact us anytime at support@magicdoor.com
📞 Call us at: (888) 887 - 8780 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST)