March AppFolio Updates

Here's a roundup of everything new in AppFolio for March 2019.

Apply Portfolio Branding to Property Owners

You can now choose to extend your portfolio branding to owners, as well as tenants and vendors. President users can enable this feature in Company Settings.

Rental Applications Now Support ITIN Numbers

We've added the ability to collect an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) to Online Rental Applications and Manual Applications. You may now run a background check using the ITIN number.

New Financial Diagnostics Sections for Additional Fees

Two new sections have been added to the financial diagnostics page: Negative Balance on Additional Fee GL Accounts and Positive Balance on Additional Fee GL Accounts.

Automatically Save Lease Signed Date

Lease countersigned dates for new tenants will now automatically be stored on the tenant page under Lease Information. Existing dates you've saved will not be overwritten.

Itemized Delinquent Rent Merge Field

A new merge field — "Tenant Delinquent Rent (Itemized)" — can be added to any Tenant letter template to include all delinquent charges broken down by posted date, original amount, and amount due.

Store Percentage of Ownership for Association Units

A dedicated field for storing ownership percentages for association units is now available. Update in bulk via the Units tab or individually on a unit page.

Add Unit Address to Reports

Unit addresses are now available on: Deposit Register, Charge Detail, Resident Financial Activity, Dues Roll, Renter Directory, and Homeowner Delinquency reports.

Exclude Other Receipt From Pay Management Fees

A new checkbox when entering an Other Receipt allows you to exclude it from the Pay Management Fees calculation.

Online Property Management Agreements

You can now send and keep track of your Property Management Agreements within AppFolio.

Duplicate Check Warnings

You'll now see a warning when attempting to reuse a check number during Pay Bills.

New "As Of Date" Tenant Delinquency Report

Filter for tenant delinquencies by an "as of" date to see delinquency information as of a date in the past.

Bill Approval Based on Dollar Amount

Set up different approval workflows for bills based on dollar thresholds by visiting "Manage Approval Flow" from General Settings.

Pay Bills Flow Updates

Enhancements include the All Bank Accounts filter, the ability to transfer owner funds within the flow, and preserving your selection when linking out to bill details.