Leasing Agent Job Description

 


The Leasing Agent works for landlords of businesses, companies, shopping centers, or real estate properties finding tenants and renters for the property.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • The Leasing Agent must find suitable tenants for the landlord or owner of a business.
  • The Leasing Agent must screen each applicant to make sure they are suitable for the property.
  • The Leasing Agent must verify that the applicant has a good credit record and is an acceptable person or group of people for the owners/landlords.
  • The Leasing Agent maintains the lease agreement for the tenant.
  • The Leasing Agent must have a high school diploma along with some community college courses in order to do what is expected of them.

The Leasing Agent works for the landlords of businesses, companies, shopping centers, or real estate properties finding the right tenants for their business. Many of these Leasing Agents work on a commission so if they do not provide the tenant the Leasing Agent will not be paid. The Leasing Agent must come up with marketing strategies to meet their quotas and earn their income. The Leasing Agent also earns commission on renewals of current leases.

The Landlord hires a Leasing Agent to ensure that all the rules and guidelines of the tenants and renters are met. The Leasing Agent must monitor the basic operation of the property to ensure the guidelines are met. The property must be safe and secure. The Leasing Agent must also monitor the tenants reporting any illegal activity or behavior. The renters are expected to pay rent to the landlord, so the leasing agent collects the monies owed and follows all legal and necessary methods to ensure the renters pay their rent in a prompt manner.

The Leasing Agent is responsible to report any changes within the property to the tenants and/or renters. In the case of new management taking over the property the Leasing Agent must inform the renter so they are aware of this because new management does not have to abide by the contracts and previous agreements. Whenever the landlord or maintenance wish to enter into the property of the tenant it is the responsibility of the Leasing Agent to let the tenant know within a twenty-four hour notice time period. When the tenant takes possession of the property they have certain rights and privacy is one of those rights. That is why it is the responsibility of the Leasing Agent to make sure that the tenant’s right is protected. Any changes or communications about the property will be communicated by the Leasing Agent.

One important part about the Leasing Agent job function is that of screening the tenant. The Leasing Agent cannot discriminate against a renter or tenant for race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or religion. The Leasing Agent has the responsibility to ensure the property will be secure and that the tenants meet other legal standards, such as income, to lease the property. It is the job of the leasing agent to ensure the tenant or renter will be a good client for the property. The Leasing Agent must also make sure that the tenant does not get behind in rent and that if any property damage is being done by the renter they either fix the damage or leave the property in the event it is a continuous situation.

The Leasing Agent is the forefront of the rental property business. These are the individuals whom a prospective tenant interacts when first inquiring about a property. The Leasing Agent must be knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and a dynamic people person to be successful. The Leasing Agent must be able to be diverse in their job and still maintain exceptional organizational skills. The Leasing Agent may prepare leasing agreements to help out both the landlord and tenant. The Leasing Agent might take charge of the advertising campaign to help get commercial property in the hands of a tenant. In some cases the Leasing Agent might help the manager with different functions in order to get the property rented, lease agreement made, and clients verified. It is very important that the Leasing Agent be versatile capable of doing some of the landlord job functions in order to get the property rented to the proper client.

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