Answering service for property management companies

24/7 Answering Service for Property Management Companies

Tenants call at midnight. Owners expect the emergency clause in the management agreement to actually work. Property managers end up carrying a personal phone that never stops.

EZO answers tenant and owner calls around the clock, separates real emergencies from tomorrow's work orders, and follows the escalation and vendor rules you set for each property.

Tenant calls, answered around the clock

Agents identify the property and unit first, then work the script for that portfolio. Routine issues become documented work orders; the situations on your emergency list get escalated immediately.

  • Property and unit identification on every call
  • Tenant name verification against your process
  • Consistent handling across every property you manage
  • Callers told what to expect next

Maintenance request intake

A good maintenance message saves a truck roll. We capture the problem, its location in the unit, how long it has been happening and whether the tenant grants permission to enter.

  • Appliance, plumbing, HVAC and electrical issues
  • Permission to enter and pet notes
  • Tenant availability windows
  • Photos requested by text where your workflow supports it

Emergency maintenance escalation

You define the emergency list; we apply it. No heat in winter, no water, an active leak, a lockout, smoke or a security concern each get the escalation path you assign.

  • No heat, no water or active flooding
  • Fire, smoke or gas odor with your 911 instruction read first
  • Lockouts and broken entry doors
  • Escalation to the on-call manager or approved vendor

Vendor coordination intake

When you authorize it, agents contact the approved vendor for that property, relay the work order details and confirm back to your manager — so the response starts before morning.

  • Per-property approved vendor lists
  • Spend or authorization limits you specify
  • Confirmation back to the property manager
  • Complete log of who was contacted and when

Leasing and prospective-tenant inquiries

Rental inquiries arrive in the evening because that is when people search. A live answer captures the prospect instead of losing them to the next listing.

  • Unit availability and showing requests
  • Move-in timing and occupancy details
  • Application process questions per your script
  • Routing to your leasing agent

Owner calls and message routing

Owner calls, vendor callbacks and general office calls each route to the right person, with non-urgent items queued for business hours instead of interrupting the on-call manager.

  • Owner inquiries logged and routed
  • Vendor and contractor callbacks
  • General office overflow during the day
  • Text and email notifications by category

What we collect on a tenant or owner call

Intake fields are built with you before go-live, so every message arrives with the details your team needs to act on it.

  • Property name, address and unit number
  • Caller name, callback number and relationship to the unit
  • Nature of the maintenance issue and its location in the unit
  • How long the issue has been occurring
  • Whether the issue meets your emergency criteria
  • Permission to enter and pets in the unit
  • Tenant availability for vendor access
  • Prior work orders on the same issue
  • Leasing prospects: unit interest, move-in date, occupants
  • Vendor or owner reference details when applicable

Frequently asked questions

Can you answer for multiple properties with different rules?
Yes. Each property or portfolio can have its own greeting, maintenance vendor list, emergency definition and escalation contact. Agents identify the property first and follow that property's instructions.
What counts as an emergency maintenance call?
Whatever your management agreement says. You define the list — no heat, no water, active leak, lockout, fire or smoke, security issue — and we apply it consistently instead of guessing.
Can EZO contact vendors directly?
Yes, when you authorize it. We can reach your on-call plumber, electrician or locksmith from your approved vendor list and notify your manager of what was dispatched.
Do you handle leasing inquiries after hours?
Yes. Prospective tenant calls can follow a separate leasing script that captures unit interest, move-in timing, occupancy and budget, then routes to your leasing team.
Can you keep tenants from reaching owners directly?
Yes. Routing rules can hold non-urgent tenant issues for the property manager's queue and reserve escalation for the situations you designate.

Give your on-call manager their evenings back

24/7 tenant answering with per-property escalation rules, from $100/month.