Getting Started
Understanding Roles
Every person in your NeighborBase portal has a role. Your role controls what you can see and do across the app.
The Roles
Full access to everything in NeighborBase. The person who creates the HOA portal is automatically the first Board Admin.
- Manage and respond to all resident requests
- Create, assign, and track board tasks
- Invite and remove board members and residents
- Customize the portal's branding (logo, colors)
- Manage request categories
- Handle billing and plan upgrades
Full day-to-day access for managing requests and tasks, but cannot change settings or manage other board members.
- View and respond to all resident requests
- Post public replies and internal notes
- Assign requests and update their status
- Create, assign, and track board tasks
- Invite residents to the portal
Designed for outside management companies or contractors who need full operational access without administrative controls. Has the same day-to-day access as a Board Member.
- View and respond to all resident requests
- Post public replies and internal notes
- Assign requests and update their status
- Create, assign, and track board tasks
- Issue violations and manage the unit roster
- View documents (including internal) and use the AI assistant
- Cannot upload documents or access billing, branding, or category settings
Access to submit and track their own requests only. Residents cannot see other residents' submissions, board tasks, or internal notes.
- Submit requests to the board
- Track the status of their own requests
- Reply publicly to board updates on their requests
For the handyman, landscaper, or contractor who services your community but doesn't live there. They can act on the work you assign them — and nothing else.
- See only the tasks and requests assigned to them, on a dedicated My Work page
- Update the status of their assigned items
- Post progress updates (residents are notified of request replies)
- Cannot submit their own requests, create tasks, or see internal board notes
- Cannot change any community settings
Who Can Do What
| Capability | Resident | Maint. Worker | Prop. Manager | Board Member | Board Admin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submit requests | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Be assigned tasks & requests | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Act on assigned work (status, updates) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View all org requests | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post internal notes | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create & manage tasks | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upload documents | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ask AI assistant | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invite residents | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invite board members | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Remove members | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Edit branding | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Manage categories | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Manage billing | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
Choose a guide for your role: