---
id: 6d6b0001
title: Landlord and Tenant Dashboards
summary: Your Mkodisha home screen explained, how tenant accounts are created, and what landlords, tenants and mini landlords each see.
audience: Landlords and tenants
order: 1
keywords: dashboard, home page, tenant account, login, mini landlords
updated: 2026-10-23
cover: ../media/dashboards-landlord-home.gif
---

# Landlord and Tenant Dashboards

> **In one sentence:** the dashboard is the first page you see after signing in, and it shows everything important about your homes on one screen.

## The simple version

Think of Mkodisha as a smart notebook for renting houses.

- A **landlord** owns or looks after the houses. Their dashboard shows how many houses they have, how many are full, how much rent came in, and what needs attention.
- A **tenant** rents a house. Their dashboard shows how much rent they owe, what they have paid, and the money in their Mkodisha wallet.
- A **mini landlord** is a helper, like a caretaker, who gets their own login to look after some of the landlord's buildings.

Everyone signs in at the same place, [mkodisha.com/login](https://mkodisha.com/login), and Mkodisha shows each person the right dashboard.

## Why Mkodisha does this better

| The old way | With Mkodisha |
|-------------|---------------|
| A notebook, an Excel sheet and a WhatsApp group, all slightly different | One screen that is always up to date |
| Counting empty houses by walking around the building | Full and empty houses counted for you |
| Tenants calling to ask "how much do I owe?" | Tenants see their own balance any time |
| Sharing your own password with a caretaker | The caretaker gets their own login, limited to the buildings you choose |

## Where to find it

| Page | Who sees it | Link |
|------|-------------|------|
| Landlord home | Landlords and mini landlords | [mkodisha.com/app](https://mkodisha.com/app) |
| Rent collection comparison chart | Landlords | [mkodisha.com/app#property-rent-collection-comparison](https://mkodisha.com/app#property-rent-collection-comparison) |
| Tenant home | Tenants | [mkodisha.com/app/dashboard/tenant](https://mkodisha.com/app/dashboard/tenant) |
| Tenant's rent history | Tenants | [mkodisha.com/app/dashboard/tenant#rent-payment-history](https://mkodisha.com/app/dashboard/tenant#rent-payment-history) |

## The landlord dashboard

![The landlord home page: coloured boxes counting properties and houses, the articles slider, and the list of buildings](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-landlord-home.gif)

*Wanjiru Kamau's home page. She manages three buildings in Nairobi.*

From top to bottom, the landlord home page has:

1. **The counting boxes.** *Properties* is how many buildings you have. *Total Units* is how many houses (units) are in them. *Total Occupied Units* are houses with a tenant; *Total Unoccupied Units* are empty and ready to rent.
2. **The articles slider.** The newest Mkodisha articles about renting in Kenya. Use the arrows to flip through, and *Read More* to open one.
3. **Managed Properties Overview.** Every building you manage. Click one to open it, or click **Add Property** to add a new building.
4. **Property Rent Collection Comparison.** A bar chart of rent collected per building, month by month (explained below).
5. **Property News, Contracts and Unread Notifications.** Three tabs in one box (explained below).
6. **Your Documents and Upload Files.** Ready-made landlord documents (a fire safety checklist, an onboarding poster, the user manual, a promotional poster) and a box to upload your own files. See [Documents](documents.md).
7. **Mini-Landlords.** Shown only to the main account owner: add helpers who get their own login. See [Mini Landlords](mini-landlords.md).

### The rent collection chart

![Pointing at each month of the rent collection chart shows how much each building collected](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-rent-comparison.gif)

Each colour is one building, and each group of bars is one month. A tall bar means a lot of rent was collected; a short bar means less. If one building's bar is much shorter than usual, that is the building to check first.

[Open this chart](https://mkodisha.com/app#property-rent-collection-comparison)

### News, contracts and notifications in one box

![Clicking between the Property News, Contracts and Unread Notifications tabs](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-landlord-feed.gif)

- **Property News**: property and housing news from Kenya. See [News and Articles](news-and-articles.md).
- **Contracts**: contracts that are ending soon, with a countdown in days and buttons to **Renew** or **Terminate**. See [Contracts](contracts.md).
- **Unread Notifications**: alerts you have not opened yet, such as payments received and new repair requests. See [Notifications](notifications.md).

### The landlord menu

![The landlord menu on the left side of the screen](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-landlord-menu.png)

The menu on the left takes you everywhere: **Home, Properties, Payments, Bills & Utilities, Contracts, Maintenance, Analytics, Documents, Community, Expenses, News & Articles, Listings** and **Notifications**, then **Help & Support**. On a phone, tap the three lines at the top left to open it.

## The tenant dashboard

![The tenant home page: invoice counts, months with a balance, the wallet, and the rent history](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-tenant-home.gif)

*Achieng Otieno rents house B2 at Riverside Court.*

1. **Total rent invoices**: how many rent bills Mkodisha has sent you.
2. **Cleared invoices**: how many are fully paid.
3. **Months with balance**: how many months still have money owing.
4. **Wallet**: money you have paid in advance. Mkodisha uses it on your next rent bill automatically.
5. **Rent Payment History**: every rent invoice, how much is paid, what is left, and a **Pay Rent** button. See [Landlord and Tenant Billing](landlord-and-tenant-billing.md) for how paying works.
6. **Property & Real Estate News**: the latest housing news.

![The tenant menu](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-tenant-menu.png)

The tenant menu has **Home, Pay Rent, Receipts, Bills & Utilities, Contracts, Maintenance, Documents, Community** and **News & Articles**.

## How tenant accounts are created

Tenants do not sign themselves up. Their landlord adds them, and Mkodisha creates the account straight away:

1. The landlord adds the tenant: name, phone number, email, house number, rent and deposit. This can be one tenant at a time or many from a spreadsheet. See [Adding Tenants](tenant-management.md).
2. Mkodisha creates the tenant's login. The username is the first part of their email plus their house number, for example `naomi.chepkoech_A11`.
3. Mkodisha emails the tenant a **welcome email** and a **verification email**. The verification email says what their first password is (their username) and has a link to confirm the email address.
4. Mkodisha also drafts a one-year **tenancy contract** from the Kenya template, already signed by the landlord, waiting for the tenant to sign. See [Contracts](contracts.md).
5. The tenant signs in at [mkodisha.com/login](https://mkodisha.com/login) with their email (or phone number, or username) and that password, then **changes the password straight away** from their profile. Forgot it? Use *Forgot password* on the login page.

> A tenant without an email address still gets an account, but no emails. The landlord should give them their login details in person.

## What a mini landlord sees

![A mini landlord signs in and sees only the building he was given](https://tarticles.mkodisha.com/guides/media/dashboards-mini-landlord-home.gif)

Juma Hassan is Wanjiru's caretaker at Kilimani Heights. He signs in with his own email and password. A banner at the top reminds him he is *working on Wanjiru Kamau's account with read & write access to Kilimani Heights*, and every count, chart and list only includes that one building. Read the full guide: [Mini Landlords](mini-landlords.md).

## Videos

[![Welcome to Mkodisha: Revolutionizing Property Management in Kenya](https://img.youtube.com/vi/riNunk9Zy8s/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riNunk9Zy8s)

[![Mkodisha Landlord Dashboard Overview: Manage Properties, Rent, and Tenants in One Place](https://img.youtube.com/vi/d5_mButGRlE/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5_mButGRlE)

[![How to Register a Landlord Account on Mkodisha: Full Setup Guide for Property Owners](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8HTNmbcWhkg/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HTNmbcWhkg)

[![Introducing Mkodisha: The Ultimate Property Management Solution for Landlords and Tenants](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZGAb393fqHA/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGAb393fqHA)

## Quick answers

**How do I sign in?**
Go to [mkodisha.com/login](https://mkodisha.com/login) and type your email address (or phone number, or username) and your password, then press **Continue**.

**I am a tenant. How do I get an account?**
Ask your landlord to add you in Mkodisha. You will get an email with your login details.

**Why does my dashboard look different from my landlord's?**
Mkodisha shows each person only what they need. Tenants see their own rent; landlords see all their buildings.

**What is the wallet?**
Money a tenant has paid in advance, or paid on top of a bill. It is used on their next rent invoice automatically.

**Can my caretaker use my account?**
Better: give them their own mini landlord login, so you never share your password. See [Mini Landlords](mini-landlords.md).

## Words to know

| Word | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| Property | A building, like an apartment block or a row of bedsitters |
| Unit (house) | One home inside a property, like house A3 |
| Occupied / unoccupied | A unit with a tenant / an empty unit |
| Invoice | A bill asking for rent for one month |
| Wallet | Money a tenant has paid in advance |
| Mini landlord | A helper with their own login to some of a landlord's buildings |

## Related guides

- [Adding Tenants and Managing Them](tenant-management.md)
- [Mini Landlords](mini-landlords.md)
- [Landlord and Tenant Billing](landlord-and-tenant-billing.md)
- [User Interface, Accessibility, Tutorials and Themes](interface-and-accessibility.md)