Extract Residential Lease Data
Property managers use this recipe to extract residential lease terms into structured records for tenant onboarding, rent collection, and compliance workflows.
APIs Used
Document Extraction (1 credit per page)
Prerequisites
You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at platform.iterationlayer.com during the 7-day trial.
For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the Iteration Layer Integration Guide.
Implementation
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/document-extraction/v1/extract \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "residential-lease.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/residential-lease-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "landlord_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Landlord or property manager name"
},
{
"name": "tenant_names",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Tenant names"
},
{
"name": "property_address",
"type": "ADDRESS",
"description": "Rental property address"
},
{
"name": "lease_start_date",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Lease start date"
},
{
"name": "lease_end_date",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Lease end date"
},
{
"name": "monthly_rent",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Monthly rent"
},
{
"name": "rent_due_day",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Rent due date or day of month"
},
{
"name": "security_deposit",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Security deposit"
},
{
"name": "utilities_responsibility",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Utility responsibility terms"
},
{
"name": "occupants",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Authorized occupants"
},
{
"name": "pet_terms",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Pet policy or pet deposit terms"
},
{
"name": "late_fee_terms",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Late fee terms"
}
]
}
}'
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await client.extractDocument({
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "residential-lease.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/residential-lease-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "landlord_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Landlord or property manager name"
},
{
"name": "tenant_names",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Tenant names"
},
{
"name": "property_address",
"type": "ADDRESS",
"description": "Rental property address"
},
{
"name": "lease_start_date",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Lease start date"
},
{
"name": "lease_end_date",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Lease end date"
},
{
"name": "monthly_rent",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Monthly rent"
},
{
"name": "rent_due_day",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Rent due date or day of month"
},
{
"name": "security_deposit",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Security deposit"
},
{
"name": "utilities_responsibility",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Utility responsibility terms"
},
{
"name": "occupants",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Authorized occupants"
},
{
"name": "pet_terms",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Pet policy or pet deposit terms"
},
{
"name": "late_fee_terms",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Late fee terms"
}
]
}
});
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.extract_document(**{
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "residential-lease.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/residential-lease-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "landlord_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Landlord or property manager name"
},
{
"name": "tenant_names",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Tenant names"
},
{
"name": "property_address",
"type": "ADDRESS",
"description": "Rental property address"
},
{
"name": "lease_start_date",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Lease start date"
},
{
"name": "lease_end_date",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Lease end date"
},
{
"name": "monthly_rent",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Monthly rent"
},
{
"name": "rent_due_day",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Rent due date or day of month"
},
{
"name": "security_deposit",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Security deposit"
},
{
"name": "utilities_responsibility",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Utility responsibility terms"
},
{
"name": "occupants",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Authorized occupants"
},
{
"name": "pet_terms",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Pet policy or pet deposit terms"
},
{
"name": "late_fee_terms",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Late fee terms"
}
]
}
})
package main
import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"
func main() {
client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")
result, err := client.ExtractDocument(il.ExtractDocumentRequest{
Files: []il.FileInput{
il.FileInput{
Type: "url",
Name: "residential-lease.pdf",
Url: "https://example.com/documents/residential-lease-sample.pdf",
},
},
Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "landlord_name",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Landlord or property manager name",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "tenant_names",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Tenant names",
},
il.AddressFieldConfig{
Name: "property_address",
Type: "ADDRESS",
Description: "Rental property address",
},
il.DateFieldConfig{
Name: "lease_start_date",
Type: "DATE",
Description: "Lease start date",
},
il.DateFieldConfig{
Name: "lease_end_date",
Type: "DATE",
Description: "Lease end date",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "monthly_rent",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Monthly rent",
},
il.DateFieldConfig{
Name: "rent_due_day",
Type: "DATE",
Description: "Rent due date or day of month",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "security_deposit",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Security deposit",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "utilities_responsibility",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Utility responsibility terms",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "occupants",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Authorized occupants",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "pet_terms",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Pet policy or pet deposit terms",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "late_fee_terms",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Late fee terms",
},
},
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
_ = result
}
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"schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
"schemaJson": "{\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"landlord_name\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Landlord or property manager name\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"tenant_names\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Tenant names\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"property_address\",\n \"type\": \"ADDRESS\",\n \"description\": \"Rental property address\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"lease_start_date\",\n \"type\": \"DATE\",\n \"description\": \"Lease start date\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"lease_end_date\",\n \"type\": \"DATE\",\n \"description\": \"Lease end date\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"monthly_rent\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Monthly rent\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"rent_due_day\",\n \"type\": \"DATE\",\n \"description\": \"Rent due date or day of month\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"security_deposit\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Security deposit\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"utilities_responsibility\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Utility responsibility terms\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"occupants\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Authorized occupants\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"pet_terms\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Pet policy or pet deposit terms\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"late_fee_terms\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Late fee terms\"\n }\n ]\n}",
"files": {
"fileValues": [
{
"fileInputMode": "url",
"fileName": "residential-lease.pdf",
"fileUrl": "https://example.com/documents/residential-lease-sample.pdf"
}
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"settings": {
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Extract residential lease data from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:
- landlord_name (TEXT): Landlord or property manager name
- tenant_names (TEXT): Tenant names
- property_address (ADDRESS): Rental property address
- lease_start_date (DATE): Lease start date
- lease_end_date (DATE): Lease end date
- monthly_rent (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Monthly rent
- rent_due_day (DATE): Rent due date or day of month
- security_deposit (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Security deposit
- utilities_responsibility (TEXT): Utility responsibility terms
- occupants (TEXT): Authorized occupants
- pet_terms (TEXT): Pet policy or pet deposit terms
- late_fee_terms (TEXT): Late fee terms
Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"landlord_name": {
"value": "Harbor Property Management LLC",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"LANDLORD NAME"
]
},
"tenant_names": {
"value": "Alex Morgan and Jamie Morgan",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TENANT NAMES"
]
},
"property_address": {
"value": {
"street": "100 Market Street",
"city": "Berlin",
"postal_code": "10115",
"country": "DE"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"PROPERTY ADDRESS"
]
},
"lease_start_date": {
"value": "2026-04-15",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"15 Apr 2026"
]
},
"lease_end_date": {
"value": "2026-04-15",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"15 Apr 2026"
]
},
"monthly_rent": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"rent_due_day": {
"value": "2026-04-15",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"15 Apr 2026"
]
},
"security_deposit": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"utilities_responsibility": {
"value": "Utilities Responsibility",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"UTILITIES RESPONSIBILITY"
]
},
"occupants": {
"value": "Occupants",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"OCCUPANTS"
]
},
"pet_terms": {
"value": "Pet Terms",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"PET TERMS"
]
},
"late_fee_terms": {
"value": "Late Fee Terms",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"LATE FEE TERMS"
]
}
}
}