Understanding the Tenants Basic Terms Tabs

This guide explains how to access and use the Tenant Basic Terms area to manage lease-specific settings (ground leases, government entities, subtenants, percentage rent), plus related tabs for deposits, abatements, insurance, and amendments. It highlights where options create or remove tabs, how to add/edit/remove entries (subtenants, deposits, abatements, insurance, amendments), and how percentage rent interacts with escalations and rent roll reporting. Follow it to quickly configure tenant terms and supporting documentation.

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Accessing Tenant Basic Terms via Three Dot Menu

TIP: Remitter = Tenant

On the Home page, select the **three-dot menu** to the right of the tenant > Select **Basic Terms** > Select the **desired tab from the sub-menu.**\ \ **NOTE: You can locate the Tenant quickly by searching for it.**

Basic Terms - General Tab Overview

Basic Terms - General Tab: Adding Types of Leases

Select the necessary **lease checkbox(es)**: Ground Lease, Is Government Entity, or Has Subtenants.

Ground Lease

Selecting **Ground Lease** will trigger the **Edit Terms Period Ground Lease** box.

Select the **×** to return to the **Basic Terms - General page.**

Government Entity

Selecting **Is Government Entity** will create a **Government Data tab.**

Select the **Government Data tab** to add information about the Government Entity > Select **Save.**

If adding a **Government Entity** was a mistake, select **Cancel.**\ \ If the **Is Government Entity box** is selected, **selecting it again will unselect** the option and **remove** the **Government Data tab.**\ \ Select the **General tab** to return to the Basic Terms - General page.

Subtenants

Selecting the **Has Subtenants checkbox** creates a **Subtenants tab.**

On the **Subtenants tab**, you can add, edit, or remove Subtenants.\ \ Select **Add New Subtenant** to add a Subtenant > Complete the Subtenant information > Select **Save.**

Select **Cancel** to reset the entered information.

Select **Back to List** to return to the Subtenant list.

To edit a Subtenant's information, select the **Edit icon** > Edit the necessary fields > Select **Save.**

Select the **Remove icon** to remove a Subtenant > Select **Yes** in the pop-up.

To remove the **Subtenants tab**, select the **Has Subtenants checkbox**.

Basic Terms - General Tab: Percentage Rent Checkbox

Selecting the **Only Charge Percentage Rent checkbox** will hide rent values.

If we review the **Escalations tab**, you'll notice the first escalation begins on 5/16/2015. This means that from 9/1/2014 untile the first escalation on 5/16/2015, the rent will only consist of percentage rent.

You can observe this by running a Rent Roll Report. Rent Roll for 04/01/2015

Rent Roll after first escalation - ran for 05/17/2015.

To learn how to run a Rent Roll Report, see the tutorial: [How to Generate a Customizable Rent Roll Report](https://support.raamp.com/wiki/83)

Basic Terms - General: Deposits Tab

Select the **Deposits tab** to view, add, edit, or remove deposits for a tenant.

Deposit Overview

TIP: Visit [How to Add a Deposit with Supporting Documents](https://scribehow.com/viewer/How_to_Add_a_Deposit_with_Supporting_Documentation__a-f5s3r_QNaVGhGPdprP3g) to learn more.

Basic Terms - General: Abatement Tab

Select the **Abatement tab** to view, add, edit, or remove an abatement for a tenant.

Abatement Overview

Abatement Edit Interface

Need help adding/editing files? [How to Access, Upload, and Download Files](https://support.raamp.com/wiki/194)\ [How to Note Missing Files](https://support.raamp.com/wiki/193)

Basic Terms - Genearl: Insurance Tab

Select the **Insurance tab** to view, add, edit, or remove Certificates of Insurance for a tenant.

Insurance Overview

Select the tabs to view/edit Property insurance or Workers Comp insurance requirements in the lease.

When the **Other Insurance tab** is selected, select the **Edit icon** to open the insurance edit and file interfaces.

Select **Inspect** to view the lease source for the insurance information.

Select **Note Missing File** to indicate a missing insurance file.

Basic Terms - General: Amendments

Select the **Amendments tab** to view a list of amendments.

To add an amendment, select **Add Amendment** on the **General tab.**

Complete the information in the **Add a new Amendment to the Terms of this Tenant** box > Select **Create.**

Basic Terms - General: Government Data Tab

If the **Government Entity** box is selected, you will see the **Government Data tab.** Enter the necessary information.