1. Navigate to Line Items inside of VITALITY

2. Click "Add New Line Item"

3. Click the "Name*" field to add a name to the Line Item. Suggested: "Vacant Electric - FLAT - Property Name"

4. Click here.

5. Click "Vacant Cost Recovery"

6. Click the "Fixed Fee (dollars)" field to enter the Vacant Cost Recovery Fee

7. Click "Accounting"

8. Click the "Acct Code" field and enter the General Ledger Accounting Code

9. Click the "GL Code" field to enter the General Ledger Code

10. Click the "Acct Code Description" field to enter the General Ledger Description

11. Click "Create Line Item"

The Line Item has now been created. The next steps are for you to connect it to an existing utility bill that is in the platform.

12. Click "Assets"

13. Click "Utility Bills"

14. Click the "Search Accounts, Providers, or Properties" field to search for the utility account you want to add the Vacant Cost Fee to.

15. Click on the Utility Account Link in Blue to edit the Utility Bill Settings.

16. Click "Vacant Cost Recovery"

17. Click this checkbox.

18. Click here to search the available Vacant Cost Recovery Line Items you have created.

19. Click on the Vacant Line Item for utility bill.

20. Click here to search for the utility bill field that you want passed to the appropriate unit. Suggestion: Total Due or Total Current Charges.

21. Click "Total Due"

22. Click "Save VCR Settings"

Now the Unit will have the utility bill added to their monthly Resident Bill as well as the Vacant Cost Fee that you established earlier in these steps.