The usage type has a central control function when the rental unit and the rental agreement are edited.

The features of a rental unit are determined by means of the Usage type. The usage type is defined in Real Estate Customizing. It controls

• Whether the rental unit can be used „commercially", „non-commercially " or „for both"
• Which fields are ready for input when the rental unit is edited (for example, allocation of the rental unit to the building or property)
• Which screens you can maintain for the rental unit
• Which area types are allowed and which are mandatory
• Whether the assigned rental units generally participate in the service charge settlement or not

By means of an indicator, you can determine for each usage type whether input tax deduction on incoming invoices is to be carried out in cases where the rental units are vacant.

Rental agreements are created via rental units. When rental agreements are edited, the usage type of the rental unit controls:

• Whether the rental agreement is an apartment rental agreement (usage category: non-commercial) or a commercial rental agreement (usage category: commercial)
• Which rent adjustment methods are allowed

You can change the usage type of the rental unit as long as no active rental agreement exists for a rental unit.

You can only change the usage type of a rental unit with an active rental agreement if the allocation of an internal usage type to the external usage type in Real Estate Customizing is not changed.