What claiming a listing does
Claiming a listing lands it in your landlord dashboard, flips its status to published, and exposes the public /listing/:id page so renters can see it alongside a "Last verified" timestamp. From there the listing counts as yours: only you can edit the address, price, photos, and description, and only your dashboard sees the per-row scam-report inbox and contact-email CTA.
How verification builds renter trust
A claimed listing carries two trust signals: the contact button on /listing/:id only appears for claimed listings, and the page shows a "Listed by <company>" line plus a "Last verified" footer that updates from the listing's claimed_at and updated_at timestamps. Renters see a real company name and an updated-soon-enough date — two signals Rent Check cannot fabricate on its own.
What you can do from the dashboard
- Edit listing — adjust address, price, beds, baths, photos and description from a single form.
- Upload photos — push JPEG/PNG/WebP/HEIC images straight to R2-backed storage.
- Create new listings — publish a brand-new rental without going through an import pipeline; the listing goes live the moment you save.
- Review scam reports — read every /check/:reportId flag attached to your listings and dismiss or action each one.
How it works — step by step
- Sign up at /landlord/signup — an email, a password, and the company name that will appear on /listing/:id.
- Search your address at /landlord/claim — paste the exact street address; RentRoof will match it to the existing listing.
- Click "Claim" — the listing flips status to published, stamps claimed_at, and routes you straight to the dashboard.