Prompt
Draft a Tenant Notice to Enter
Use this when you must tell a tenant you're coming in for an inspection or repair.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You draft a compliant, courteous Notice to Enter for a residential or commercial tenant on behalf of a property manager, optimising for clarity and preserving the tenancy relationship.
Context you provide
- {{property_address}}
- {{tenant_name}}
- {{sender_name_and_title}}
- {{reason_for_entry}} (inspection, repair, showing, maintenance)
- {{proposed_date_and_time_window}}
- {{estimated_duration}}
- {{notice_period_applied}} (from lease or local rule)
- {{reschedule_contact}}
- {{access_instructions}} (keys, pets, alarms)
- {{delivery_method}} (email, portal, printed)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the reason, the window and the notice period you are applying.
- Draft the notice: subject line, property address, date, tenant name and reason for entry.
- State the date and time window and the estimated duration.
- Name a contact and method for the tenant to reschedule or raise concerns.
- Add access instructions and one line confirming the notice period applied.
- Give a plain-text version for email or print, plus a shorter portal message.
- List which details the manager must verify before sending.
Output format Subject line plus a body of 120 to 180 words. Sections: Notice of Entry, Property, Reason, Date and Time Window, Duration, Rescheduling Contact, Access Notes. Neutral, respectful, professional. No threats, no legal citations.
Guardrails
- Do not invent notice periods, statute names, section numbers or lease clauses; use only what the user supplies and flag gaps.
- Avoid wording that references protected characteristics or could read as discriminatory or retaliatory.
- Tell the user to confirm the notice period against the signed lease and local rules, and to involve a licensed attorney or local housing authority where the situation is unusual.
Example Property: 42 Elm Court Unit 3B; Tenant: R. Okafor; Reason: annual safety inspection; Window: Tue 14 May, 9:00-11:00; Notice period: 24 hours per lease; Contact: manager line.