Generating a month is the heart of Flatra. It turns your flat list plus either a fixed amount or the month's real expenses into one bill per flat, shows you a preview to cross-check, and (when you choose) tells every resident their bill is ready. The first time takes about two minutes.
Before you start
- Fixed-amount societies (most 10–60 flat buildings): nothing to prepare — the amount you set in the wizard is used. Per-flat exceptions can be set on the flat.
- Bill-split societies: add this month's expenses under Bills first (watchman salary, power, tanker, lift AMC). Water metered? Enter the readings under Readings.
Step by step
- Open Maintenance from the dashboard. The current month is selected; use the arrows to pick another.
- Tap Generate maintenance. A preview lists every flat with its common charge, water charge (if any), previous balance and total, plus the month's total to collect.
- Check two or three flats against your old sheet. If something is off, cancel, fix the flat or bill, and generate again — nothing is saved until you confirm.
- Choose Notify residents: Now / At 8:00 AM / Not now. Late at night the default is 8:00 AM so nobody is woken up.
- Tap Confirm & generate. Every flat now has its bill.
- Tap the share icon to drop the statement PDF into your society WhatsApp group — even residents without the app see the accounts.
After generating
- Regenerate if you added a forgotten bill — payments already recorded are kept.
- A month whose next month is already generated is closed: its balance rode onto the next bill. You can still correct a wrong payment on it while the next bill is untouched.
- Notify unpaid (N) on the month card sends a reminder to flats that still owe, once a day at most.
What Flatra does with the numbers
Common expenses are split equally or by square foot (your choice in Settings → Maintenance). Water is split by each flat's meter units. Unpaid balances and advances from last month appear as their own line, so every resident can see exactly how their total was built. Rounding rules you set are applied before the bill is saved.
Try Flatra with your society
Create your society in the app in about 5 minutes — flats, bills, generate the month. Free for the society and every resident.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need owners' mobile numbers before generating?
No. Bills are created per flat. Residents see theirs as soon as they join — through the QR poster or the WhatsApp join link.
What if the preview is wrong?
Cancel. Nothing is saved until you confirm. Fix the bill, reading or flat amount and generate again.
Can I generate a past month?
Yes — pick it with the month arrows. Generate months in order, oldest first, so balances carry forward correctly.
Residents got the alert at 4 AM — can I avoid that?
Alerts are now held between 9:30 PM and 8:00 AM and delivered at 8:00. You can also choose 'At 8:00 AM' or 'Not now' in the preview.