Activate a Rental Unit

Unlock a rental unit for paid use so you can publish listings and receive applications — completed in a few minutes.

On this page you unlock a single rental unit. Only after activation can you publish listings for this unit and receive applications. Billing runs per unit — other units in your account are not affected.

What Locari does automatically: Record your consents with a legally compliant audit trail (IP address, timestamp, terms version), process the payment via Stripe as a secure payment provider, and set the activation status immediately after payment. What you decide: Choose a billing plan (monthly, yearly, or 2-year) and authorise the payment.

For a list of all units on a property: Rental Units — status overview, filter by activation status.

How to

First-time Activation

Open the rental unit and click the Activate tab.
Select a billing plan (recommended: Yearly — lowest effective monthly price).
Accept the terms, privacy notice, and — for immediate use — the waiver of the right of withdrawal.
Click Activate — you will be taken to the secure payment page and automatically returned to the activation screen afterwards.
After successful payment a confirmation card with a green tick appears.

Example: Unit "Sample Street 12, Ground Floor Left" for the Miller family — yearly plan, activation completed in 3 minutes.

Billing Plans

The page shows three options side by side:

Monthly — maximum flexibility, highest monthly price
Yearly — lowest effective monthly comparison price, 12-month term
2 Years — lowest total price, 24-month term

The displayed price depends on whether your account is classified as private or business — both account types see different contract terms. The classification was set during registration.

After Payment

After payment is complete, the system returns you automatically. The page then shows:

Confirmation card (green tick): Activation successful — click Go to Rental Unit to start your listing immediately.
Retry card: If the payment was cancelled, you can restart the process without re-entering your settings.

Missing Permission

If your user account does not have billing permission, the page shows an alert with the workspace owner's name:

"Ask [owner name] to activate this rental unit."

Only administrators with billing permission can activate rental units — this permission is assigned in the team management area.

Trial Period

If the unit is still in a trial period, the card shows a countdown to the expiry date. You can activate at any time before expiry to continue without interruption.

Views and Fields

Unit Card

Name of the rental unit (e.g. "Ground Floor Left")
Associated property
Current subscription status (Trial / Inactive / Active)
Remaining trial days (if applicable)

Plan Selector

Three selectable plans: monthly, yearly, 2-year
Price per plan (depending on private or business account)
Highlighted recommended plan

Legal Consents

Required fields before payment (depending on account type):

Terms accepted (version with date)
Data processing agreement (DPA) accepted
Withdrawal notice acknowledged
Optional: consent to immediate performance (waiver of right of withdrawal)

Audit and History

Every activation is recorded with a legally compliant audit trail:

Accepted terms version with version number and date
Timestamp and IP address of the consent
Chosen billing plan
User ID of the team member who triggered the action

These records are not visible directly in the interface but are stored for legal evidence. The general change history of the unit is in the History tab.

An activated rental unit cannot be deactivated retroactively. Cancellation and end of term are managed via Billing.

Permissions and Multi-select

Visible to: all team members of the owner account.
Activate (trigger payment): only administrators with billing permission — the action initiates a paid transaction.
View plans: all team members can open and read the page, but the confirm button remains disabled for users without permission.
Manage permissions: Team Management.