Expert Rent Manager Bookkeeping Services For Scaling Property Investors & Managers In New York City
New York City property managers run co-ops, condos, and rent-stabilized multifamily buildings across five boroughs, often under one management company with separate books required for each entity and each board. Rent Manager's multi-entity structure is built for exactly this kind of split, but its depth of customization means the entity setup, GL mappings, and custom fields a previous bookkeeper built for a rent-stabilized building can quietly get copied onto a condo file where they don't belong. We start every Rent Manager engagement in NYC with an audit of that inherited configuration.
We work with accountant access inside your own Rent Manager instance, exactly as you would grant an internal hire.
New York rules that apply here
- Deposit return deadline
- 14 days
- Statute
- GOL 7-103
Why Rent Manager Operators in New York City Come to REA
Deeply customisable, which cuts both ways
Entity setup built per building
We set up each co-op, condo, and rent-stabilized property as its own entity in Rent Manager, with GL structures suited to that property type, not inherited from another. Boards need financials reflecting their building. When entity setup blurs across property types, a rent-stabilized building's expense codes end up on a condo's financial package, and the board stops trusting the numbers.
Auditing inherited GL mappings
Rent Manager engagements in New York City start with a review of the custom fields and GL mappings a previous bookkeeper built, often for a different portfolio. A chart of accounts built for a rent-stabilized walk-up doesn't fit a Manhattan condo with capital reserve requirements. We rebuild the mapping to match the property, not the one it was copied from.
Reconciling years of history
Rent Manager keeps years of transaction history in one file, which matters in New York because DHCR rent history audits for stabilized units can reach back past a single ownership change. That same depth means unreconciled balances from years ago sit quietly in the ledger until someone looks. We reconcile the full history before calling a file clean.
Rent Manager and New York Deposit Rules
GOL 7-103
New York General Obligations Law 7-103 gives a 14-day window to return a security deposit or send an itemized statement of deductions after a tenant moves out. Rent Manager doesn't calculate or flag that deadline on its own. It will hold the deposit balance and the move-out date, but nothing in the platform starts a 14-day countdown or warns when it's about to lapse. We track move-outs against the statute separately and confirm the itemized statement goes out before day fourteen, not after.
New York General Obligations Law section 7-103 requires the deposit, and an itemized statement of any deductions, within 14 days of the tenant vacating. Deposits must sit in a separate interest-bearing account located in New York State, used exclusively for tenant deposits. Missing the deadline forfeits the right to withhold any part of the deposit.
All New York requirementsHow we keep you inside it
- Deposit liabilities tracked per tenant in Rent Manager, so a 14 days deadline is answerable from the ledger
- Trust accounts reconciled three ways every month
- Deduction documentation recorded against the correct ledger
- Aging deposits flagged before the statutory window closes
Rent Manager Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
For New York City Portfolios
- Process Review & Set Up
- Bank Reconciliations
- AP / AR
- Accurate NOI, Balance Sheets
- Recording HUD's & Accruals
- Owner Distributions
- Monthly Statements & Reports
- Management Fees
- Corporate Bookkeeping
- Tenant Chargebacks
Take the Whole Close, or One Function
New York City operators use REA for the full monthly close or for the single function that has become a bottleneck. Each one is performed inside your Rent Manager instance.
Trust Accounting
Compliant, audit-ready trust funds
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Three-way reconciliation, every account
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Bills paid, rent collected, owners paid
Learn moreBookkeeping Cleanup & Catch-Up
Back books fixed and current
Learn moreCAM Reconciliation
Annual commercial true-ups
Learn moreExperts In All Property Types
- Single-Family
- Multifamily
- Student Housing
- Affordable Housing
- Community Associations
- Commercial
Experts In All Property Types
Residential, commercial and everything in between. The asset class changes what the books have to prove, and our teams are staffed accordingly.
- Single-Family
- Multifamily
- Student Housing
- Affordable Housing
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Check Out What Our Clients Have To Say About Us
Property Managers, Investors & Owner Operators
Adam the owner took a personal interest in my situation and was willing to work with me to see if his company was a good fit. I may be too small for them but I would highly recommend them to anyone considering a bookkeeper for their property management business.
Following a series of erroneous financials from my previous bookkeeper, who lacked expertise in real estate, it's been truly remarkable to receive not only accurate financials on a consistent basis but also proactive advice without prompting. The REA team is a game-changer in real estate accounting!
As REA exclusively specializes in Real Estate, I rest easy knowing my financials are precise every month while saving money at the same time, an invaluable benefit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Rent Manager track the 14-day security deposit deadline required under New York law?
No. New York General Obligations Law 7-103 requires the deposit returned or an itemized statement sent within 14 days of move-out, but Rent Manager has no built-in countdown or alert tied to that statute. The move-out date and deposit balance live in the system, so the deadline can be calculated, but someone has to do it. We track every move-out against the 14-day window as part of the monthly close, rather than assuming the software will flag it.
What's the biggest accounting risk in a Rent Manager file that's been customized over several years?
The customization itself. Rent Manager lets you build custom fields, GL mappings, and workflows down to the property level, which is why complex portfolios choose it. But those customizations get built by whoever is on staff at the time, then inherited by later properties even when they don't fit. A GL structure set up for a rent-stabilized building years ago can end up governing a condo it was never designed for. We audit that inherited setup before touching the books.
Do you handle bookkeeping for co-ops and condos differently than rent-stabilized buildings in Rent Manager?
Yes, because the reporting each one needs is different. A co-op or condo board typically wants financials built around reserve funding and common charges, while a rent-stabilized building carries DHCR-related recordkeeping alongside the standard operating statement. In Rent Manager we set each of these up as its own entity with its own chart of accounts, rather than running every New York City property, across all five boroughs, through one generic template.
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Rent Manager Bookkeeping for New York City
Schedule a call and we will review your Rent Manager setup, your New York deposit handling, and what it takes to close clean every month.