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Adding a Common Area

Updated on May 28th, 2025

This article will teach you how to add a common area to your property. Common areas are those areas on the property that can be used by all tenants.

Note: See the Adding an Equipment Area article for reference as they are added separately.

  1. From the Property & Facility menu, click Properties.
  2. From the Properties page, click the name of the Property that you desire to add a common area to.
  3. From the [Property Name] page, click the Spaces tab, and then click the Add Space button.
  4. Once the Add New Space window has opened, complete the form presented:
Field Explanation
Building Select the building that you desire to add a common area to.
Floor Enter the floor that the common area is located on.
Suite Name Enter the name for the common area.
RSF Enter zero (0) for RSF as common areas are already included in the RSF of the tenant spaces.
Is Common Area Select this checkbox because the space we are adding is a common area.
Has Equipment Do not select this checkbox for common areas.
Is Primary Do not select this checkbox for common areas.
Lease Select VACANT as the space we are adding is a common area.
  1. Click the Save button.
  2. The new common area space has now been added to your property.
 

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Overview: Spaces
Overview: Staff User Administration
Adding a Staff User to a Property
Managing Staff User Features & Permissions
Adding Staff User Notifications
Removing a Staff User from a Property
Disabling a Staff User
Adding a New Space
Adding a Common Area
Adding an Equipment Area
Properties Activity Tab in the Property & Facility App
Changing the RSF of a Tenant Space
Marking a Tenant Space as Primary
Moving a Tenant Out of a Space
Splitting a Tenant Space
Combining Tenant Spaces
Moving an Existing Tenant Into a Vacant Space
Adding Lease Encumbrance Information to a Tenant Space
Viewing Encumbrances on a Stacking Plan
Exporting a Stacking Plan
Managing Property Documents in the Property & Facility App
Moving Property Documents in the Property & Facility App
Renaming Document Folders in the Property & Facility App