on September 15, 2026
Announcements Most rental owners have a full-time career, in addition to managing their property. They inherited a house, kept a condo after a move, or bought one rental as an investment. Their real estate agent helped them list it, screen tenants, and sign a lease through RentSpree. Then the lease started, the agent’s job ended, and the owner became the maintenance department.
That’s the gap this partnership closes. As of today, Lula powers maintenance inside RentSpree‘s new Rental assistant, giving RentSpree’s landlords the same vetted pro network and flat-rate model that professional property managers use, without hiring one.
What Rentspree Landlords Get
RentSpree serves landlords who manage their own properties and reach the platform through their real estate agent. Until now, those owners handled maintenance themselves, one vendor search at a time.
With maintenance powered by Lula, that entire process is handled. Tenants submit requests through RentSpree, and Lula coordinates the job from request to resolution: a vetted, licensed, and insured pro from a network of 9,000+ across 50+ US markets, priced from a Flat-Rate Catalog before work begins. Scheduling and coordination start within 10 minutes of a work order, and one-trip jobs average a 3.8-day turnaround.
Why You Only Get One Price
This trips up most first-time landlords, so here it is plainly.
The old way: something breaks, you look up the part, call three vendors, compare quotes, check licenses if you remember to, and hope the cheapest one shows up. You might save $50. You spent a Saturday doing a property manager’s job to get it, and you still don’t know whether that vendor carries insurance.
With Lula, you get one price from the Flat-Rate Catalog, from a pro who has already been vetted on licensing, insurance, and work history before they ever see a job. The comparison shopping happens at the network level, so you don’t repeat it on every repair.
You Set The Limit Once, Then Repairs Just Get Handled
Professional property managers work under a pre-approved spending threshold called a not-to-exceed limit, or NTE. It’s what lets them replace a malfunctioning garbage disposal on a Tuesday without tracking down the owner first.
RentSpree landlords work the same way. You set your limit. Jobs under it move right away, so a small problem gets fixed before it turns into a big one. Anything above it waits for your approval. You can change the limit whenever you want, and nothing goes over it without you saying so.
Why This Partnership
RentSpree reaches landlords through the channel they already trust: their agent. Lula built its maintenance operation for professional property managers, and this partnership extends it to the owners who need it most and have had access to it least, the self-managing landlord doing the work of a property manager on nights and weekends.
“Our customers tell us frequently they appreciate the updates of a work order; knowing where a repair stands and when it’s completed,” said Lula Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer, Will Parrish. “The communication around maintenance can make all the difference in the experience, so I’m really excited that we’re able to offer this same experience to RentSpree customers.”
For agents, it prepares their clients for the hardest and most unpredictable part of owning a rental. The client they set up on RentSpree for screening now has a real answer for what happens after move-in, and the agent stays the hero without taking a single maintenance call.
“RentSpree has built a unique platform that helps individual owners and real estate professionals manage their properties more effectively,” said Bo Lais, Co-founder and CEO of Lula. “By pairing that platform with Lula’s nationwide network of vetted service professionals and automated maintenance coordination, we can make maintenance easier and more reliable for owners. We’re excited to launch this partnership and bring that experience to RentSpree customers.”
How to Activate It
Maintenance powered by Lula is included in RentSpree’s Landlord Pro subscription and is available for properties in Lula-covered zip codes at launch. There’s no separate access fee on top of the subscription. Individual repairs are billed per job, at the flat rate shown before work begins.
If a property sits outside current coverage, the rest of the Rental assistant still works, and maintenance turns on when coverage reaches that area.
Learn more about RentSpree’s tools for landlords.
Rental owners who want to see where Lula operates today can check to see if Lula is near you.
The Bigger Picture
Lula’s network today serves 350,000+ rental properties, most of them run by professionals with staff and systems behind them. The owner with a single rental has been doing the same job with neither. A tenant reports it, a vetted pro fixes it, and the owner approves it from their phone. That’s how maintenance should work at one door or a thousand.
Lula makes maintenance easy for residential property managers and rental owners. See how it works at lula.life.
Lula x RentSpree FAQs
What does the Lula and RentSpree partnership include?
Lula powers the maintenance component of RentSpree’s Rental assistant. Tenants submit requests through RentSpree, and Lula handles coordination, dispatch of vetted pros, and flat-rate pricing through to completed repair.
Which RentSpree customers get access to Lula?
Maintenance powered by Lula is included in RentSpree’s Landlord Pro and RentSpree Pro subscription tier, for properties in Lula-covered zip codes.
Does maintenance cost extra on top of the subscription?
There’s no separate fee to turn it on. Access is included with Landlord Pro. Individual repairs are billed per job at the flat rate shown before any work begins, so you see the price up front.
Do landlords have to approve every repair?
No. Landlords set a not-to-exceed limit. Jobs under the limit proceed right away so small problems get fixed fast, and anything above it requires the landlord’s approval before work begins.
What happens with emergencies or after-hours requests?
Emergencies such as a burst pipe, no heat, or no water are prioritized immediately, because waiting creates property damage. Non-urgent requests submitted after hours are queued and coordination starts the next business morning.
What if my rental isn’t in a covered zip code?
The rest of RentSpree’s Rental assistant still works. Managed maintenance activates automatically when Lula coverage reaches your area. Lula currently operates in 50+ US markets and is expanding.
Does Lula answer tenant questions about the lease?
No. Lula handles maintenance only. Lease questions, rent, and lockouts stay with the landlord, and RentSpree’s Rental assistant includes a separate lease-question feature for those.
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