Processing and Allocating a Bill
Watch the video walkthrough or follow the steps below to process and allocate a utility bill:
- Log in to Livable Pro: https://save.livable.com/
- Navigate to "Billing" the $ symbol on the left side pane.
- Next select "Open Allocation tables" to the right of the property you would like to begin with.
- On the right hand side you can see how many utilities are Pending in yellow, Completed in Green, or skipped in Red
- Select the "Utility" you want to begin with.
- Attaching the bill file is optional:
- To maintain compliance and provide full transparency to your Residents, uploaded bills will also be visible through the Resident Portal.
- Note: you may want to black out any sensitive information on the bill before you upload it. Any bill you upload will be visible to your Residents.
- Enter in the billing cycle "Date Range".
- This is shown on the bill copy with a starting and ending date for the cycle in question.
- ❗If you receive an error "Overlapping Dates", please review your Allocation History to confirm the last allocated utility dates❗
- Enter the "Bill Value".
- This is the total amount of charges for the billing cycle.
- Change the GWD % if needed.
- A goodwill deduction (GWD) is a percentage of the total utility bill that is discounted and designed to offset billing and/or occupancy errors. The sum of CAD and any GWD should be 100 or less.
- Click "Calculate" and repeat these steps for the remaining utilities or properties.
- After calculating you can select the drop-down "Current unit billing allocation" to see the charges allocated by each unit
- After calculating you can select the drop-down "Current unit billing allocation" to see the charges allocated by each unit
- Finally click "Approve", once approved all charges on the table will be pushed to residents for the next statment.
Tip: Also see Approving Your Allocation Table