Rent, deposits, and notice on Fayvad Property

This guide explains how Fayvad Property and Qeja record rent, deposits, and vacate notice. It is a product guide, not legal advice. Kenyan tenancy rules, deposit customs, and enforceable notice periods depend on your written agreement and applicable law — confirm those with your landlord, agent, or a qualified advisor.

Asking rent on Qeja

On a public listing, asking rent is the monthly figure the landlord published for a vacant unit, displayed as KSh (Kenyan shillings). Filters on Qeja (budget bands such as under 10k, 10–20k, and so on) use that asking rent.

Asking rent is a marketing figure for a vacancy. Once you take a unit, the rent that matters is the amount in your rental agreement (lease) inside Fayvad Property — which may match asking rent or differ if you negotiated.

Deposits in the product

Units and leases can store a deposit amount (again shown as KSh when present). On Qeja detail pages you may see “deposit required” when the landlord recorded it.

The software does not automatically decide:

• How many months’ deposit is lawful or customary for your building
• When a deposit must be refunded
• What deductions are allowed at move-out

Those terms belong in your agreement and the landlord’s move-out process. In the tenant portal, giving vacate notice is accompanied by process language that management will confirm move-out and the deposit process — not a guaranteed timeline.

Notice to vacate

For tenants on a managed portfolio with portal access, vacate notice is submitted in the tenant portal. The system uses the agreement’s notice_period_days field. If none was customised, the model default is 30 days. That default is a software default for calculation/display in the product — it is not a claim that every Kenyan residential tenancy legally requires 30 days.

After you submit notice:

• The agreement records that notice was given
• Management confirms practical move-out arrangements
• Deposit handling follows the landlord’s process and your written terms

For landlords using full Property

When you create or edit leases, set rent, deposit, and notice fields to match the paper (or PDF) agreement you actually signed. Accurate fields keep the dashboard, tenant portal, and arrears views honest. Inaccurate fields create disputes the software cannot resolve.

Listing a vacant unit on Qeja with an asking rent and optional deposit helps seekers filter and compare — keep those figures updated when you change terms.

For seekers comparing homes

• Treat Qeja prices as asking rents for vacant units
• Ask the landlord what deposit, utilities, service charge, and agency fees apply
• Get the lease terms in writing before paying
• Use property@fayvad.com only for product questions — we are not your conveyancer

Payments vs Qeja credits

Do not confuse two different money concepts in the product:

• Rent payments — tenancy money tracked under Payments / tenant receipts
• Qeja credits — optional seeker credits used only when contact-unlock billing is enforced, unrelated to paying rent

Next steps

1. Seekers: browse live vacancies
2. Tenants: tenant portal guide
3. Landlords: managed ops guide